Materials Data on Mg3Si4 by Materials Project

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.17188/1698907· OSTI ID:1698907

Mg3Si4 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 4-coordinate geometry to five Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.65–3.04 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 2.60–3.04 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to seven Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.66–3.20 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to five Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.73–3.15 Å. In the fifth 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 2.69–3.04 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.07 Å. There are eight inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to six Mg and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.42 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six Mg and two Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.38 Å) and one longer (2.42 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the third Si site, Si is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four Mg and two Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.39 Å) and one longer (2.48 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two Mg and three Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.41 Å) and one longer (2.64 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four Mg and four Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.40 Å) and one longer (2.42 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Mg and four Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.39 Å. In the seventh Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five Mg and two Si atoms. In the eighth Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five Mg and two 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: 1698907
• Report Number(s): mp-1075013
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Mg3Si4
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