Yb5Sn3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Sn(1) atoms. Sn(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(1) and five equivalent Yb(2) atoms.
Yb5Sn3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Sn(1) atoms. All Yb(1)-Sn(1) bond lengths are 3.32 Å. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Sn(1) atoms. There are a spread of Yb(2)-Sn(1) bond distances ranging from 3.15-3.48 Å. Sn(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(1) and five equivalent Yb(2) atoms.