LiZnGe crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6m2 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Zn(1), three equivalent Zn(2), three equivalent Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Zn(1) and six equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Li(1), three equivalent Li(2), one Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Li(1) and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Li(1), three equivalent Li(2), three equivalent Zn(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Zn(1), and three equivalent Zn(2) atoms.
LiZnGe crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6m2 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Zn(1), three equivalent Zn(2), three equivalent Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. All Li(1)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 2.71 Å. All Li(1)-Zn(2) bond lengths are 2.89 Å. All Li(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.06 Å. All Li(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.89 Å. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Zn(1) and six equivalent Ge(1) atoms. All Li(2)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 3.11 Å. All Li(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.75 Å. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Li(1), three equivalent Li(2), one Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The Zn(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.74 Å. All Zn(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.53 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Li(1) and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. All Zn(2)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.44 Å. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Li(1), three equivalent Li(2), three equivalent Zn(1), and one Ge(1) atom. The Ge(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.53 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Zn(1), and three equivalent Zn(2) atoms.