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Materials Data on Mg5Si9 by Materials Project

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.17188/1698757· OSTI ID:1698757
Mg5Si9 is Magnesium tetraboride-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are ten inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to seven Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.70–3.13 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Mg and eight Si atoms. The Mg–Mg bond length is 3.07 Å. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.70–3.05 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg and six Si atoms. The Mg–Mg bond length is 3.29 Å. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.72–3.16 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mg and nine Si atoms. The Mg–Mg bond length is 3.37 Å. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.79–3.15 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Mg and eight Si atoms. The Mg–Mg bond length is 3.31 Å. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.70–3.00 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four Mg and nine Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.81–3.16 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to eight Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.20 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.71–3.16 Å. In the ninth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to nine Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.73–3.17 Å. In the tenth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to nine Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.82–3.19 Å. There are eighteen inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three Mg and six Si atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.49–2.75 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five Mg and four Si atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.55–2.70 Å. In the third Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six Mg and three Si atoms. There are two shorter (2.57 Å) and one longer (2.64 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. There are two shorter (2.47 Å) and one longer (2.48 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three Mg and four Si atoms. There are two shorter (2.43 Å) and one longer (2.59 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five Mg and four Si atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.51–2.72 Å. In the seventh Si site, Si is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four Mg and five Si atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.82 Å. In the eighth Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four Mg and three Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.41 Å) and one longer (2.64 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the ninth Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three Mg and four Si atoms. Both Si–Si bond lengths are 2.44 Å. In the tenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to five Mg and three Si atoms. In the eleventh Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four Mg and five Si atoms. In the twelfth Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three Mg and six Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.43 Å) and two longer (2.54 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the thirteenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six Mg and two Si atoms. In the fourteenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five Mg and four Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.43 Å. In the fifteenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five Mg and four Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.58 Å. In the sixteenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four Mg and four Si atoms. In the seventeenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to six Mg and two Si atoms. In the eighteenth Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five Mg and four Si atoms.
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:
1698757
Report Number(s):
mp-1075666
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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