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Materials Data on MgSi by Materials Project

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.17188/1672808· OSTI ID:1672808
MgSi is Magnesium tetraboride-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to seven Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.65–3.05 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.06 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.72–2.96 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.72–2.87 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to six Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.62–2.91 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.67–2.94 Å. There are six inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five Mg and two Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.37 Å) and one longer (2.42 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the second Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five Mg and two Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.41 Å) and one longer (2.46 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the third Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six Mg and three Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.46 Å) and one longer (2.73 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to five Mg and three Si atoms. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to seven Mg and one Si atom. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to six Mg and one Si atom.
Research Organization:
LBNL Materials Project; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
Contributing Organization:
The Materials Project; MIT; UC Berkeley; Duke; U Louvain
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1672808
Report Number(s):
mp-1073809
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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