Yb(Fe2Ge)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mnm space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Fe(1) and six equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Fe(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) and six equivalent Fe(1) atoms.
Yb(Fe2Ge)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mnm space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Fe(1) and six equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are four shorter (3.12 Å) and eight longer (3.30 Å) Yb(1)-Fe(1) bond lengths. There are two shorter (2.91 Å) and four longer (2.92 Å) Yb(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths. Fe(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are two shorter (2.43 Å) and one longer (2.45 Å) Fe(1)-Ge(1) bond length. Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) and six equivalent Fe(1) atoms.