Materials Data on Mg3(AlCu2)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Mg3(Cu2Al)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four Mg, nine Cu, and three equivalent Al atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Mg bond distances ranging from 3.02–3.12 Å. There are a spread of Mg–Cu bond distances ranging from 2.93–2.97 Å. There are one shorter (2.98 Å) and two longer (2.99 Å) Mg–Al bond lengths. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four Mg, eight Cu, and four Al atoms. There are one shorter (3.11 Å) and two longer (3.12 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. There are a spread of Mg–Cu bond distances ranging from 2.94–2.99 Å. There are a spread of Mg–Al bond distances ranging from 2.95–3.04 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four Mg, seven Cu, and five Al atoms. The Mg–Mg bond length is 3.12 Å. There are a spread of Mg–Cu bond distances ranging from 2.94–3.00 Å. There are a spread of Mg–Al bond distances ranging from 2.93–3.02 Å. There are three inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu is bonded to six Mg, four equivalent Cu, and two Al atoms to form distorted CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra that share corners with five AlMg6AlCu5 cuboctahedra, corners with thirteen CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent AlMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra, faces with six AlMg6AlCu5 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve CuMg6Al4Cu2 cuboctahedra. There are two shorter (2.53 Å) and two longer (2.56 Å) Cu–Cu bond lengths. There are one shorter (2.46 Å) and one longer (2.50 Å) Cu–Al bond lengths. In the second Cu site, Cu is bonded to six Mg, two equivalent Cu, and four Al atoms to form CuMg6Al4Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent AlMg6AlCu5 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra, edges with six CuMg6Al4Cu2 cuboctahedra, faces with eight CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra, and faces with ten AlMg6AlCu5 cuboctahedra. Both Cu–Cu bond lengths are 2.55 Å. There are two shorter (2.54 Å) and two longer (2.55 Å) Cu–Al bond lengths. In the third Cu site, Cu is bonded to six Mg, four Cu, and two Al atoms to form distorted CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra that share corners with six AlMg6AlCu5 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra, edges with six CuMg6Al4Cu2 cuboctahedra, faces with seven AlMg6AlCu5 cuboctahedra, and faces with eleven CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra. Both Cu–Cu bond lengths are 2.55 Å. Both Cu–Al bond lengths are 2.50 Å. There are three inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded to six Mg, five Cu, and one Al atom to form distorted AlMg6AlCu5 cuboctahedra that share corners with eight AlMg6AlCu5 cuboctahedra, corners with ten CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent AlMg6AlCu5 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent AlMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra, and faces with fifteen CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra. The Al–Al bond length is 2.61 Å. In the second Al site, Al is bonded to six equivalent Mg and six Cu atoms to form distorted AlMg6Cu6 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent AlMg6AlCu5 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent AlMg6Cu6 cuboctahedra, and faces with eighteen CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra. In the third Al site, Al is bonded to six Mg, four equivalent Cu, and two equivalent Al atoms to form distorted AlMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra that share corners with eight AlMg6AlCu5 cuboctahedra, corners with ten CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent AlMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent CuMg6Al2Cu4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent AlMg6AlCu5 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve CuMg6Al4Cu2 cuboctahedra.