Materials Data on MgZn2 by Materials Project
MgZn2 is Hexagonal Laves structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mg and twelve Zn atoms. There are one shorter (3.17 Å) and three longer (3.21 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. There are a spread of Mg–Zn bond distances ranging from 3.03–3.08 Å. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn is bonded to six equivalent Mg and six equivalent Zn atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing ZnMg6Zn6 cuboctahedra. All Zn–Zn bond lengths are 2.62 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn is bonded to six equivalent Mg and six Zn atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing ZnMg6Zn6 cuboctahedra. There are two shorter (2.57 Å) and two longer (2.68 Å) Zn–Zn bond lengths.