NdZnGe crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. There are two inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded to six equivalent Zn(1) and six equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing NdZn6Ge6 cuboctahedra. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded to six equivalent Zn(1) and six equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing NdZn6Ge6 cuboctahedra. Zn(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Nd(1), three equivalent Nd(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Nd(1), three equivalent Nd(2), and three equivalent Zn(1) atoms.
NdZnGe crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. There are two inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded to six equivalent Zn(1) and six equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing NdZn6Ge6 cuboctahedra. All Nd(1)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 3.04 Å. All Nd(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.31 Å. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded to six equivalent Zn(1) and six equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing NdZn6Ge6 cuboctahedra. All Nd(2)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 3.41 Å. All Nd(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.13 Å. Zn(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Nd(1), three equivalent Nd(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. All Zn(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.49 Å. Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Nd(1), three equivalent Nd(2), and three equivalent Zn(1) atoms.