Dy2CrGe4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(4), and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(4), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Cr(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), four equivalent Dy(2), one Cr(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), four equivalent Dy(1), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), and two equivalent Cr(1) atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), and two equivalent Cr(1) atoms.
Dy2CrGe4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(4), and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. The Dy(1)-Cr(1) bond length is 3.00 Å. Both Dy(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.17 Å. Both Dy(1)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 3.07 Å. Both Dy(1)-Ge(4) bond lengths are 3.13 Å. All Dy(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 3.10 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(4), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Both Dy(2)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 3.33 Å. Both Dy(2)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 3.22 Å. Both Dy(2)-Ge(4) bond lengths are 3.16 Å. All Dy(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.15 Å. Cr(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. The Cr(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.37 Å. Both Cr(1)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.31 Å. Both Cr(1)-Ge(4) bond lengths are 2.27 Å. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), four equivalent Dy(2), one Cr(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. Both Ge(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), four equivalent Dy(1), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), and two equivalent Cr(1) atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), and two equivalent Cr(1) atoms.