Materials Data on CsMg6Ga by Materials Project

Abstract

CsMg6Ga crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cs is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to eight Mg and two equivalent Ga atoms. There are a spread of Cs–Mg bond distances ranging from 4.06–4.30 Å. Both Cs–Ga bond lengths are 4.07 Å. There are four inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cs, four Mg, and one Ga atom. There are two shorter (3.05 Å) and two longer (3.06 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. The Mg–Ga bond length is 2.80 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cs, two Mg, and two equivalent Ga atoms. There are one shorter (3.17 Å) and one longer (3.35 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. Both Mg–Ga bond lengths are 2.94 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cs and eight Mg atoms. Both Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.15 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Mg atoms. Ga is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cs and six Mg atoms.