Ce2NiGe6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(5), and four equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(6), and four equivalent Ge(5) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(2), one Ge(5), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(1), one Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), one Ge(1), and four equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(1), one Ge(4), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), one Ge(3), and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ce(2), one Ni(1), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms.
Ce2NiGe6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(5), and four equivalent Ge(6) atoms. Both Ce(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 3.07 Å. Both Ce(1)-Ge(4) bond lengths are 3.07 Å. Both Ce(1)-Ge(5) bond lengths are 3.29 Å. All Ce(1)-Ge(6) bond lengths are 3.08 Å. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(6), and four equivalent Ge(5) atoms. All Ce(2)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 3.15 Å. Both Ce(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.17 Å. Both Ce(2)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 3.20 Å. Both Ce(2)-Ge(6) bond lengths are 3.34 Å. All Ce(2)-Ge(5) bond lengths are 3.10 Å. Ni(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(2), one Ge(5), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The Ni(1)-Ge(5) bond length is 2.33 Å. Both Ni(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. Both Ni(1)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.37 Å. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(1), one Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The Ge(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.51 Å. All Ge(1)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.90 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), one Ge(1), and four equivalent Ge(4) atoms. All Ge(2)-Ge(4) bond lengths are 2.90 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(1), one Ge(4), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The Ge(3)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.52 Å. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), one Ge(3), and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ce(2), one Ni(1), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. Both Ge(5)-Ge(6) bond lengths are 2.55 Å. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms.