Materials Data on YbMgGe by Materials Project
MgYbGe crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg is bonded to four equivalent Ge atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing MgGe4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.75–2.85 Å. Yb is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Ge atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Ge bond distances ranging from 3.08–3.21 Å. Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mg and five equivalent Yb atoms.
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