Materials Data on Np(MnSi)2 by Materials Project
NpMn2Si2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Np4+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Si4- atoms. All Np–Si bond lengths are 3.01 Å. Mn2+ is bonded to four equivalent Si4- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MnSi4 tetrahedra. All Mn–Si bond lengths are 2.33 Å. Si4- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Np4+, four equivalent Mn2+, and one Si4- atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.36 Å.
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