Ce3NiGa10 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmm space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ga(2) and eight equivalent Ga(3) atoms to form a mixture of edge and face-sharing CeGa12 cuboctahedra. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(4), two equivalent Ga(5), four equivalent Ga(1), and four equivalent Ga(2) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Ga(4) and four equivalent Ga(5) atoms. There are five inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(2), one Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(4), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ce(2), one Ga(1), and two equivalent Ga(3) atoms. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), one Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(1), one Ga(4), two equivalent Ga(1), and four equivalent Ga(5) atoms. In the fifth Ga site, Ga(5) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(1), one Ga(5), two equivalent Ga(1), and four equivalent Ga(4) atoms.
Ce3NiGa10 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmm space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ga(2) and eight equivalent Ga(3) atoms to form a mixture of edge and face-sharing CeGa12 cuboctahedra. All Ce(1)-Ga(2) bond lengths are 3.21 Å. All Ce(1)-Ga(3) bond lengths are 3.26 Å. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(4), two equivalent Ga(5), four equivalent Ga(1), and four equivalent Ga(2) atoms. Both Ce(2)-Ga(3) bond lengths are 3.39 Å. Both Ce(2)-Ga(4) bond lengths are 3.24 Å. Both Ce(2)-Ga(5) bond lengths are 3.28 Å. All Ce(2)-Ga(1) bond lengths are 3.16 Å. All Ce(2)-Ga(2) bond lengths are 3.36 Å. Ni(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Ga(4) and four equivalent Ga(5) atoms. All Ni(1)-Ga(4) bond lengths are 2.48 Å. All Ni(1)-Ga(5) bond lengths are 2.51 Å. There are five inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(2), one Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(4), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. The Ga(1)-Ga(2) bond length is 2.40 Å. Both Ga(1)-Ga(4) bond lengths are 2.64 Å. Both Ga(1)-Ga(5) bond lengths are 2.61 Å. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ce(2), one Ga(1), and two equivalent Ga(3) atoms. Both Ga(2)-Ga(3) bond lengths are 2.46 Å. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), one Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms. The Ga(3)-Ga(3) bond length is 2.47 Å. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(1), one Ga(4), two equivalent Ga(1), and four equivalent Ga(5) atoms. The Ga(4)-Ga(4) bond length is 2.60 Å. All Ga(4)-Ga(5) bond lengths are 3.02 Å. In the fifth Ga site, Ga(5) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(1), one Ga(5), two equivalent Ga(1), and four equivalent Ga(4) atoms. The Ga(5)-Ga(5) bond length is 2.57 Å.