Zn3Ce is Titanium Disilicide-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Ce(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Zn(3), five equivalent Zn(1), and five equivalent Zn(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Zn(1), and three equivalent Zn(3) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and three equivalent Zn(3) atoms. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), three equivalent Zn(1), and three equivalent Zn(2) atoms.
Zn3Ce is Titanium Disilicide-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Ce(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Zn(3), five equivalent Zn(1), and five equivalent Zn(2) atoms. There are a spread of Ce(1)-Zn(3) bond distances ranging from 3.02-3.21 Å. There are a spread of Ce(1)-Zn(1) bond distances ranging from 3.06-3.45 Å. There are a spread of Ce(1)-Zn(2) bond distances ranging from 3.02-3.30 Å. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Zn(1), and three equivalent Zn(3) atoms. There is one shorter (2.48 Å) and one longer (2.58 Å) Zn(2)-Zn(1) bond length. There are two shorter (2.64 Å) and one longer (2.78 Å) Zn(2)-Zn(3) bond length. In the second Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and three equivalent Zn(3) atoms. There is one shorter (2.61 Å) and two longer (2.78 Å) Zn(1)-Zn(3) bond lengths. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), three equivalent Zn(1), and three equivalent Zn(2) atoms.