Zr7Ni10 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. There are four inequivalent Zr sites. In the first Zr site, Zr(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), two equivalent Ni(3), and three equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the second Zr site, Zr(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(4), and two equivalent Ni(5) atoms. In the third Zr site, Zr(3) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(4), and two equivalent Ni(5) atoms. In the fourth Zr site, Zr(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(4), and two equivalent Ni(5) atoms. There are five inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Zr(1), one Zr(3), two equivalent Zr(2), two equivalent Zr(4), one Ni(2), and one Ni(3) atom. In the second Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Zr(1), one Zr(3), two equivalent Zr(2), two equivalent Zr(4), one Ni(2), and one Ni(3) atom. In the third Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Zr(1), one Zr(3), two equivalent Zr(2), two equivalent Zr(4), one Ni(2), and one Ni(3) atom. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zr(2), three equivalent Zr(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Ni(5) atom. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Zr(3), two equivalent Zr(1), two equivalent Zr(2), two equivalent Zr(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Ni(5) atom.
Zr7Ni10 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. There are four inequivalent Zr sites. In the first Zr site, Zr(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), two equivalent Ni(3), and three equivalent Ni(2) atoms. The Zr(1)-Ni(1) bond length is 2.68 Å. The Zr(1)-Ni(4) bond length is 2.68 Å. The Zr(1)-Ni(5) bond length is 2.71 Å. There is one shorter (2.74 Å) and one longer (3.26 Å) Zr(1)-Ni(3) bond length. There are a spread of Zr(1)-Ni(2) bond distances ranging from 2.69-2.77 Å. In the second Zr site, Zr(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(4), and two equivalent Ni(5) atoms. There is one shorter (2.73 Å) and one longer (2.75 Å) Zr(2)-Ni(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.71 Å) and one longer (2.76 Å) Zr(2)-Ni(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.75 Å) and one longer (2.79 Å) Zr(2)-Ni(3) bond length. There is one shorter (2.71 Å) and one longer (2.77 Å) Zr(2)-Ni(4) bond length. There is one shorter (2.74 Å) and one longer (2.78 Å) Zr(2)-Ni(5) bond length. In the third Zr site, Zr(3) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(4), and two equivalent Ni(5) atoms. Both Zr(3)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. Both Zr(3)-Ni(3) bond lengths are 2.61 Å. Both Zr(3)-Ni(4) bond lengths are 2.64 Å. Both Zr(3)-Ni(5) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. In the fourth Zr site, Zr(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(4), and two equivalent Ni(5) atoms. There is one shorter (2.60 Å) and one longer (2.69 Å) Zr(4)-Ni(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.60 Å) and one longer (2.73 Å) Zr(4)-Ni(3) bond length. There is one shorter (2.61 Å) and one longer (2.72 Å) Zr(4)-Ni(4) bond length. There is one shorter (2.58 Å) and one longer (2.71 Å) Zr(4)-Ni(5) bond length. There are five inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Zr(1), one Zr(3), two equivalent Zr(2), two equivalent Zr(4), one Ni(2), and one Ni(3) atom. The Ni(4)-Ni(2) bond length is 2.64 Å. The Ni(4)-Ni(3) bond length is 2.67 Å. In the second Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Zr(1), one Zr(3), two equivalent Zr(2), two equivalent Zr(4), one Ni(2), and one Ni(3) atom. The Ni(5)-Ni(2) bond length is 2.61 Å. The Ni(5)-Ni(3) bond length is 2.73 Å. In the third Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Zr(1), one Zr(3), two equivalent Zr(2), two equivalent Zr(4), one Ni(2), and one Ni(3) atom. The Ni(1)-Ni(2) bond length is 2.66 Å. The Ni(1)-Ni(3) bond length is 2.70 Å. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zr(2), three equivalent Zr(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Ni(5) atom. The Ni(2)-Ni(2) bond length is 2.73 Å. The Ni(2)-Ni(3) bond length is 2.62 Å. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Zr(3), two equivalent Zr(1), two equivalent Zr(2), two equivalent Zr(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Ni(5) atom.