Yb3Ni is Cementite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ni(1) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2) and six equivalent Yb(1) atoms.
Yb3Ni is Cementite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ni(1) atoms. There are a spread of Yb(1)-Ni(1) bond distances ranging from 2.79-3.26 Å. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ni(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.66 Å) and one longer (2.74 Å) Yb(2)-Ni(1) bond length. Ni(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2) and six equivalent Yb(1) atoms.