Li3Ce5Ge4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Ce(3) and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent Ce(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Ce(1), and two equivalent Ce(5) atoms. There are five inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent Ce(3), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ge(1) and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the third Ce site, Ce(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Ce(1), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the fourth Ce site, Ce(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ge(1) and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the fifth Ce site, Ce(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(3) and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Ce(3), two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(4), and one Ge(2) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(5), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom.
Li3Ce5Ge4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Ce(3) and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. Both Li(1)-Ce(3) bond lengths are 3.22 Å. Both Li(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.60 Å. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent Ce(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Both Li(2)-Li(3) bond lengths are 2.71 Å. Both Li(2)-Ce(3) bond lengths are 3.45 Å. Both Li(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Ce(1), and two equivalent Ce(5) atoms. Both Li(3)-Ce(1) bond lengths are 3.58 Å. Both Li(3)-Ce(5) bond lengths are 3.35 Å. There are five inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent Ce(3), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Both Ce(1)-Ce(3) bond lengths are 2.81 Å. All Ce(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.06 Å. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ge(1) and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. All Ce(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.29 Å. All Ce(2)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 3.05 Å. In the third Ce site, Ce(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Ce(1), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Both Ce(3)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.46 Å. In the fourth Ce site, Ce(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ge(1) and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. All Ce(4)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.04 Å. All Ce(4)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 3.28 Å. In the fifth Ce site, Ce(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(3) and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. All Ce(5)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 3.04 Å. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Ce(3), two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(4), and one Ge(2) atom. The Ge(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.82 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(5), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. The Ge(2)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.55 Å.