DOI: 10.17188/1690829
title: Materials Data on Mg2Si3 by Materials Project

description: Mg2Si3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.69–3.07 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.02 Å. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.74–2.96 Å. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to five Si+1.33- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing MgSi5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.75–2.91 Å. In the fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.79–2.84 Å. In the sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.70–3.06 Å. In the seventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.80–3.17 Å. In the eighth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.65–3.10 Å. There are twelve inequivalent Si+1.33- sites. In the first Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four Mg2+ and three Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.49 Å. In the second Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and three Si+1.33- atoms. Both Si–Si bond lengths are 2.37 Å. In the third Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four Mg2+ and four Si+1.33- atoms. There are one shorter (2.56 Å) and one longer (2.57 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the fourth Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four Mg2+ and three Si+1.33- atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.39 Å. In the fifth Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+ and three Si+1.33- atoms. There are one shorter (2.34 Å) and two longer (2.40 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the sixth Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six Mg2+ and three Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.45–2.53 Å. In the seventh Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four Mg2+ and two Si+1.33- atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.35 Å. In the eighth Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four Mg2+ and three Si+1.33- atoms. There are one shorter (2.50 Å) and one longer (2.54 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the ninth Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five Mg2+ and two equivalent Si+1.33- atoms. In the tenth Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four Mg2+ and four Si+1.33- atoms. In the eleventh Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six Mg2+ and three Si+1.33- atoms. In the twelfth Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to six Mg2+ and one Si+1.33- atom.