Y3Ge is beta Cu3Ti-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Y(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Y(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing GeY12 cuboctahedra.
Y3Ge is beta Cu3Ti-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Y(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are two shorter (3.24 Å) and two longer (3.36 Å) Y(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths. Ge(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Y(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing GeY12 cuboctahedra.