Yb3Co is Cementite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Co(1) atoms. Co(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2) and six equivalent Yb(1) atoms.
Yb3Co is Cementite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Co(1) atoms. There are a spread of Yb(1)-Co(1) bond distances ranging from 2.82-3.29 Å. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Co(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.75 Å) and one longer (2.80 Å) Yb(2)-Co(1) bond length. Co(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2) and six equivalent Yb(1) atoms.