Materials Data on Yb(NiGe)2 by Materials Project
YbNi2Ge2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Yb is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Ni and eight equivalent Ge atoms. All Yb–Ni bond lengths are 3.20 Å. All Yb–Ge bond lengths are 3.13 Å. Ni is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb and four equivalent Ge atoms. All Ni–Ge bond lengths are 2.35 Å. Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb, four equivalent Ni, and one Ge atom. The Ge–Ge bond length is 2.56 Å.