YbCdGe crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Cd(1), one Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Cd(1), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) and six equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Yb(1) and three equivalent Cd(1) atoms.
YbCdGe crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Cd(1), one Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are two shorter (3.20 Å) and four longer (3.43 Å) Yb(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths. The Yb(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 3.03 Å. All Yb(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.08 Å. Cd(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Cd(1), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. Both Cd(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.21 Å. Both Cd(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.73 Å. Both Cd(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.87 Å. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) and six equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Yb(1) and three equivalent Cd(1) atoms.