Materials Data on Mn(VSi3)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Mn(VSi3)2 is Titanium Disilicide-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic C222 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. V3+ is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to ten Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of V–Si bond distances ranging from 2.47–2.60 Å. Mn2+ is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to ten Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Mn–Si bond distances ranging from 2.48–2.62 Å. There are two inequivalent Si+1.33- sites. In the first Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V3+, three equivalent Mn2+, and five Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.47–2.60 Å. In the second Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V3+, one Mn2+, and five Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.48–2.63 Å.