Materials Data on CeSi2 by Materials Project
CeSi2 is hexagonal omega structure-like structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal I4_1/amd space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ce is bonded to twelve Si atoms to form a mixture of face and edge-sharing CeSi12 cuboctahedra. There are four shorter (3.12 Å) and eight longer (3.13 Å) Ce–Si bond lengths. There are four inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ce and three Si atoms. All Si–Si bond lengths are 2.36 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ce and three equivalent Si atoms. In the third Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ce and three Si atoms. All Si–Si bond lengths are 2.36 Å. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ce and three Si atoms. There are two shorter (3.12 Å) and four longer (3.13 Å) Si–Ce bond lengths. Both Si–Si bond lengths are 2.36 Å.