Results for “Ce(MgSi)2”

Materials Data on Ce(MgSi)2 by Materials Project

CeMg2Si2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg2+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Si4- atoms. All Mg–Si bond lengths are 2.75 Å. Ce4+ is bonded to eight equivalent Si4- atoms to form a mixture of edge and face-sharing CeSi8 hexagonal bipyramids. All Ce–Si bond lengths are 3.19 Å. Si4- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mg2+, four equivalent Ce4+, and one Si4- atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.29 Å.