DOI: 10.17188/1729568
title: Materials Data on NaMg30SiO32 by Materials Project

description: NaMg30SiO32 is Molybdenum Carbide MAX Phase-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Na is bonded to six O atoms to form NaO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent SiO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are four shorter (2.23 Å) and two longer (2.45 Å) Na–O bond lengths. There are eight inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent SiO6 octahedra, corners with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.36 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent NaO6 octahedra, corners with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.19 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are two shorter (2.12 Å) and four longer (2.17 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are four shorter (2.13 Å) and two longer (2.15 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one NaO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one SiO6 octahedra, and edges with ten MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 2–19°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.18 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.15 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one SiO6 octahedra, and edges with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–12°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.16 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one NaO6 octahedra, and edges with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–5°. All Mg–O bond lengths are 2.14 Å. Si is bonded to six O atoms to form SiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent NaO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There is two shorter (1.81 Å) and four longer (1.92 Å) Si–O bond length. There are fifteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded to five Mg and one Si atom to form OMg5Si octahedra that share corners with six OMg5Si octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. There are two shorter (2.18 Å) and one longer (2.36 Å) O–Mg bond lengths. In the second O site, O is bonded to one Na and five Mg atoms to form ONaMg5 octahedra that share corners with six OMg5Si octahedra and edges with twelve ONaMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. In the third O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg5Si octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. Both O–Mg bond lengths are 2.14 Å. In the fourth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. In the fifth O site, O is bonded to one Na and five Mg atoms to form ONaMg5 octahedra that share corners with six OMg5Si octahedra and edges with twelve ONaMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–4°. There are two shorter (2.10 Å) and two longer (2.14 Å) O–Mg bond lengths. In the sixth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg5Si octahedra and edges with twelve OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. There are two shorter (2.13 Å) and two longer (2.14 Å) O–Mg bond lengths. In the seventh O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve ONaMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. There are two shorter (2.12 Å) and two longer (2.14 Å) O–Mg bond lengths. In the eighth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent OMg6 octahedra and edges with twelve OMg5Si octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. In the ninth O site, O is bonded to one Na, four equivalent Mg, and one Si atom to form distorted ONaMg4Si octahedra that share corners with six ONaMg4Si octahedra and edges with twelve OMg5Si octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–12°. In the tenth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form OMg6 octahedra that share corners with six ONaMg4Si octahedra and edges with twelve ONaMg5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–12°. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–3°. All O–Mg bond lengths are 2.14 Å. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded to five Mg and one Si atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg5Si octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. The O–Mg bond length is 2.11 Å. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded to six Mg atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–7°. There are a spread of O–Mg bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.14 Å.