CeZnGe crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded to six equivalent Zn(1) and six equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing CeZn6Ge6 cuboctahedra. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded to six equivalent Zn(1) and six equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing CeZn6Ge6 cuboctahedra. Zn(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), and three equivalent Zn(1) atoms.
CeZnGe crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded to six equivalent Zn(1) and six equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing CeZn6Ge6 cuboctahedra. All Ce(1)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 3.05 Å. All Ce(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.33 Å. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded to six equivalent Zn(1) and six equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing CeZn6Ge6 cuboctahedra. All Ce(2)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 3.45 Å. All Ce(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.15 Å. Zn(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. All Zn(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.51 Å. Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), and three equivalent Zn(1) atoms.