Materials Data on Mg2Si3 by Materials Project

Abstract

Mg2Si3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to five Si+1.33- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing MgSi5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.68–2.98 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.63–3.06 Å. There are three inequivalent Si+1.33- sites. In the first Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four Mg2+ and three Si+1.33- atoms. There are a spread of Si–Si bond distances ranging from 2.45–2.51 Å. In the second Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four Mg2+ and two Si+1.33- atoms. There are one shorter (2.36 Å) and one longer (2.41 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the third Si+1.33- site, Si+1.33- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three Mg2+ and three Si+1.33- atoms.