Materials Data on Mg4Si3 by Materials Project

Abstract

Mg4Si3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.67–2.72 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.73–2.94 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to four Si atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing MgSi4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.75–2.85 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.89–3.13 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to four Si atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing MgSi4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.69–2.83 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.75–2.84 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.78–2.91 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to five Si atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.62–3.02 Å. There are six inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to seven Mg and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.49 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six Mg and two Si atoms. The Si–Si bond length is 2.44 Å. In the third Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to six Mg and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.41 Å. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five Mg and two Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.42 Å) and one longer (2.51 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two Mg and three Si atoms. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to eight Mg and one Si atom.