DOI: 10.17188/1757502
title: Materials Data on SmMg149 by Materials Project

description: Mg149Sm is Magnesium-derived structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6m2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twenty-seven inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgSmMg11 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.18–3.20 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, an edgeedge with one SmMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with seventeen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.18–3.22 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to eleven Mg and one Sm atom to form MgSmMg11 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, a faceface with one SmMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with nineteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.14–3.35 Å. The Mg–Sm bond length is 3.27 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share a cornercorner with one SmMg12 cuboctahedra, corners with seventeen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are three shorter (3.19 Å) and six longer (3.20 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, an edgeedge with one SmMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with seventeen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.16–3.21 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.19–3.21 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, a faceface with one SmMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with nineteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.17–3.24 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are three shorter (3.20 Å) and six longer (3.21 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the ninth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.19–3.23 Å. In the tenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.17–3.20 Å. In the eleventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.18–3.20 Å. In the twelfth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, an edgeedge with one SmMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with seventeen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.18–3.20 Å. In the thirteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to eleven Mg and one Sm atom to form MgSmMg11 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, a faceface with one SmMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with nineteen MgSmMg11 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.15–3.28 Å. The Mg–Sm bond length is 3.27 Å. In the fourteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.19–3.21 Å. In the fifteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. All Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.20 Å. In the sixteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share a cornercorner with one SmMg12 cuboctahedra, corners with seventeen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgSmMg11 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.19–3.21 Å. In the seventeenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.19–3.21 Å. In the eighteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.19–3.21 Å. In the nineteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgSmMg11 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are one shorter (3.18 Å) and two longer (3.19 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the twentieth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, a faceface with one SmMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with nineteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra. All Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.18 Å. In the twenty-first Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are two shorter (3.20 Å) and four longer (3.21 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the twenty-second Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are two shorter (3.20 Å) and two longer (3.21 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the twenty-third Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.18–3.21 Å. In the twenty-fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. In the twenty-fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. All Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.20 Å. In the twenty-sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. Both Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.21 Å. In the twenty-seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. Both Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.20 Å. Sm is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form SmMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra.