La2Ni4GeP3 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4mm space group. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(2), four equivalent Ge(1), and four equivalent P(3) atoms. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(2), four equivalent P(1), and four equivalent P(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), two equivalent La(2), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), two equivalent La(2), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1), four equivalent Ni(1), and one P(3) atom. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(2), four equivalent Ni(2), and one P(2) atom. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(2), four equivalent Ni(1), and one P(1) atom. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1), four equivalent Ni(2), and one Ge(1) atom.
La2Ni4GeP3 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4mm space group. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(2), four equivalent Ge(1), and four equivalent P(3) atoms. All La(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 3.32 Å. All La(1)-Ni(2) bond lengths are 3.14 Å. All La(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.15 Å. All La(1)-P(3) bond lengths are 3.11 Å. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(2), four equivalent P(1), and four equivalent P(2) atoms. All La(2)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 3.13 Å. All La(2)-Ni(2) bond lengths are 3.12 Å. All La(2)-P(1) bond lengths are 3.11 Å. All La(2)-P(2) bond lengths are 3.14 Å. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), two equivalent La(2), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. Both Ni(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.39 Å. Both Ni(1)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.28 Å. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), two equivalent La(2), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. Both Ni(2)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.31 Å. Both Ni(2)-P(3) bond lengths are 2.33 Å. Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1), four equivalent Ni(1), and one P(3) atom. The Ge(1)-P(3) bond length is 2.58 Å. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(2), four equivalent Ni(2), and one P(2) atom. The P(1)-P(2) bond length is 2.58 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(2), four equivalent Ni(1), and one P(1) atom. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1), four equivalent Ni(2), and one Ge(1) atom.