Materials Data on Ba(AlSi)2 by Materials Project
BaAl2Si2 is alpha bismuth trifluoride-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba2+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Si4- atoms. All Ba–Si bond lengths are 3.47 Å. Al3+ is bonded to four equivalent Si4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing AlSi4 tetrahedra. All Al–Si bond lengths are 2.56 Å. Si4- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba2+ and four equivalent Al3+ atoms.