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Title: Materials Data on Mg3Si4 by Materials Project

Abstract

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 7-coordinate geometry to eight Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.77–3.15 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six Si atoms to form distorted corner-sharing MgSi6 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.79–3.19 Å. In the third 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 2.73–2.94 Å. In the fourth 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 2.69–3.09 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to eight Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.80–3.17 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 2.88–3.05 Å. There are eight inequivalent Si sites.more » In the first Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four Mg and three Si atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.53 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six Mg and four Si atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.50–2.95 Å. In the third Si site, Si is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to five Mg and five Si atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.61–2.71 Å. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six Mg and three Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.43 Å. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to seven Mg and two Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.57 Å. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to five Mg and five Si atoms. Both Si–Si bond lengths are 2.47 Å. In the seventh Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to five Mg and three Si atoms. In the eighth Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to five Mg and three Si atoms.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Other Number(s):
mp-1075036
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; EDCBEE
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). LBNL Materials Project
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Collaborations:
MIT; UC Berkeley; Duke; U Louvain
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Keywords:
crystal structure; Mg3Si4; Mg-Si
OSTI Identifier:
1696039
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17188/1696039

Citation Formats

The Materials Project. Materials Data on Mg3Si4 by Materials Project. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.17188/1696039.
The Materials Project. Materials Data on Mg3Si4 by Materials Project. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.17188/1696039
The Materials Project. 2020. "Materials Data on Mg3Si4 by Materials Project". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.17188/1696039. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1696039. Pub date:Sun May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2020
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abstractNote = {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 7-coordinate geometry to eight Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.77–3.15 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six Si atoms to form distorted corner-sharing MgSi6 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.79–3.19 Å. In the third 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 2.73–2.94 Å. In the fourth 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 2.69–3.09 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to eight Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.80–3.17 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 2.88–3.05 Å. There are eight inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four Mg and three Si atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.53 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six Mg and four Si atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.50–2.95 Å. In the third Si site, Si is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to five Mg and five Si atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.61–2.71 Å. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six Mg and three Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.43 Å. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to seven Mg and two Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.57 Å. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to five Mg and five Si atoms. Both Si–Si bond lengths are 2.47 Å. In the seventh Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to five Mg and three Si atoms. In the eighth Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to five Mg and three Si atoms.},
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