DOI: 10.17188/1744020
title: Materials Data on NaMg149 by Materials Project

description: NaMg149 is alpha Samarium-derived structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6m2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Na is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form NaMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra. All Na–Mg bond lengths are 3.24 Å. 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 MgMg12 cuboctahedra, an edgeedge with one NaMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with seventeen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are eight shorter (3.19 Å) and four longer (3.20 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgNaMg11 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (3.19 Å) and four longer (3.20 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to one Na and eleven Mg atoms to form distorted MgNaMg11 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, a faceface with one NaMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with nineteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.16–3.27 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share a cornercorner with one NaMg12 cuboctahedra, corners with seventeen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.17–3.20 Å. 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 NaMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with seventeen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.17–3.21 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.18–3.21 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 NaMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with nineteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.18–3.21 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are three shorter (3.19 Å) and six longer (3.20 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the ninth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are four shorter (3.19 Å) and three longer (3.20 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the tenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are two shorter (3.18 Å) and five longer (3.19 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the eleventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-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 NaMg12 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 one Na and eleven Mg atoms to form distorted MgNaMg11 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, a faceface with one NaMg12 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 fourteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (3.19 Å) and three longer (3.20 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the fifteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are four shorter (3.19 Å) and three longer (3.20 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the sixteenth 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 NaMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with nineteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra. All Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.20 Å. In the seventeenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.18–3.20 Å. In the eighteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. All Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.19 Å. In the nineteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. All Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.19 Å. In the twentieth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share a cornercorner with one NaMg12 cuboctahedra, corners with seventeen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen MgMg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twenty MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.19–3.21 Å. In the twenty-first Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. All Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.20 Å. In the twenty-second Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are two shorter (3.19 Å) and two longer (3.20 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. In the twenty-third Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.18–3.20 Å. In the twenty-fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. In the twenty-fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. All Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.19 Å. In the twenty-sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. Both Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.19 Å. In the twenty-seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to twelve Mg atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing MgMg12 cuboctahedra. Both Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.18 Å.