Materials Data on Ga3Si by Materials Project

Abstract

Ga3Si is Uranium Silicide structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ga is bonded to eight equivalent Ga and four equivalent Si atoms to form GaGa8Si4 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent GaGa8Si4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent SiGa12 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent GaGa8Si4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent SiGa12 cuboctahedra, and faces with fourteen equivalent GaGa8Si4 cuboctahedra. All Ga–Ga bond lengths are 2.92 Å. All Ga–Si bond lengths are 2.92 Å. Si is bonded to twelve equivalent Ga atoms to form SiGa12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent SiGa12 cuboctahedra, edges with twenty-four equivalent GaGa8Si4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent SiGa12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent GaGa8Si4 cuboctahedra.