Dy11Ge10 is delta Molybdenum Boride-like structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. There are four inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ge(1) and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the third Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the fourth Dy site, Dy(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), four equivalent Dy(4), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy(2) and four equivalent Dy(4) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(1), four equivalent Dy(3), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy(3) and four equivalent Dy(4) atoms. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(4), and four equivalent Dy(3) atoms.
Dy11Ge10 is delta Molybdenum Boride-like structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. There are four inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ge(1) and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. All Dy(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.27 Å. All Dy(1)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 3.23 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. The Dy(2)-Ge(3) bond length is 3.14 Å. Both Dy(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.47 Å. Both Dy(2)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 3.33 Å. Both Dy(2)-Ge(5) bond lengths are 2.80 Å. In the third Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. The Dy(3)-Ge(4) bond length is 3.11 Å. Both Dy(3)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.92 Å. Both Dy(3)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 3.10 Å. Both Dy(3)-Ge(5) bond lengths are 2.99 Å. In the fourth Dy site, Dy(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The Dy(4)-Ge(2) bond length is 3.04 Å. The Dy(4)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.89 Å. The Dy(4)-Ge(5) bond length is 3.36 Å. There are two shorter (3.16 Å) and two longer (3.21 Å) Dy(4)-Ge(1) bond lengths. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), four equivalent Dy(4), and one Ge(1) atom. The Ge(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.58 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy(2) and four equivalent Dy(4) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(1), four equivalent Dy(3), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. Both Ge(3)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.62 Å. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy(3) and four equivalent Dy(4) atoms. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(4), and four equivalent Dy(3) atoms.