DOI: 10.17188/1758937
title: Materials Data on Mg6Si5 by Materials Project

description: Mg6Si5 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twelve inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Si+2.40- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.75–2.80 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Si+2.40- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.68–3.16 Å. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to seven Si+2.40- atoms to form edge-sharing MgSi7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.73–3.06 Å. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to five Si+2.40- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.73–3.07 Å. In the fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to four Si+2.40- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing MgSi4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.66–2.91 Å. In the sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Si+2.40- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.84–3.06 Å. In the seventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to six Si+2.40- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.82–3.21 Å. In the eighth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Si+2.40- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.68–2.85 Å. In the ninth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Si+2.40- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.67–3.00 Å. In the tenth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three Si+2.40- atoms. There are two shorter (2.83 Å) and one longer (2.93 Å) Mg–Si bond lengths. In the eleventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to three Si+2.40- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.71–2.87 Å. In the twelfth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Si+2.40- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.70–3.19 Å. There are ten inequivalent Si+2.40- sites. In the first Si+2.40- site, Si+2.40- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five Mg2+ and two Si+2.40- atoms. There are one shorter (2.42 Å) and one longer (2.44 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the second Si+2.40- site, Si+2.40- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to five Mg2+ and three Si+2.40- atoms. There are one shorter (2.43 Å) and one longer (2.51 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the third Si+2.40- site, Si+2.40- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six Mg2+ and two Si+2.40- atoms. Both Si–Si bond lengths are 2.42 Å. In the fourth Si+2.40- site, Si+2.40- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Mg2+ and three Si+2.40- atoms. There are one shorter (2.41 Å) and one longer (2.45 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the fifth Si+2.40- site, Si+2.40- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five Mg2+ and two Si+2.40- atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.38 Å. In the sixth Si+2.40- site, Si+2.40- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five Mg2+ and two Si+2.40- atoms. There are one shorter (2.40 Å) and one longer (2.42 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the seventh Si+2.40- site, Si+2.40- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six Mg2+ and two Si+2.40- atoms. In the eighth Si+2.40- site, Si+2.40- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five Mg2+ and two Si+2.40- atoms. In the ninth Si+2.40- site, Si+2.40- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to seven Mg2+ and one Si+2.40- atom. In the tenth Si+2.40- site, Si+2.40- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to five Mg2+ and three Si+2.40- atoms.