Materials Data on Ba(MgSi)2 by Materials Project
BaMg2Si2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Mg and eight equivalent Si atoms. All Ba–Mg bond lengths are 3.62 Å. All Ba–Si bond lengths are 3.53 Å. Mg is bonded to four equivalent Ba and four equivalent Si atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing MgBa4Si4 tetrahedra. All Mg–Si bond lengths are 2.79 Å. Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba, four equivalent Mg, and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.48 Å.