Materials Data on VNiGe by Materials Project
VNiGe crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. V is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ni and five equivalent Ge atoms. There are a spread of V–Ni bond distances ranging from 2.74–2.84 Å. There are three shorter (2.55 Å) and two longer (2.64 Å) V–Ge bond lengths. Ni is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six equivalent V, two equivalent Ni, and four equivalent Ge atoms. Both Ni–Ni bond lengths are 2.67 Å. There are three shorter (2.33 Å) and one longer (2.37 Å) Ni–Ge bond lengths. Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five equivalent V and four equivalent Ni atoms.
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