Materials Data on YbCoGe2 by Materials Project
YbCoGe2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Yb is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Co and ten Ge atoms. All Yb–Co bond lengths are 3.18 Å. There are a spread of Yb–Ge bond distances ranging from 3.13–3.32 Å. Co is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb and five Ge atoms. There are a spread of Co–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.40 Å. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Yb, one Co, and two equivalent Ge atoms. Both Ge–Ge bond lengths are 2.55 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb and four equivalent Co atoms.
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