Materials Data on GdMg2 by Materials Project
Mg2Gd is Cubic Laves structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg is bonded to six equivalent Mg and six equivalent Gd atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing MgGd6Mg6 cuboctahedra. All Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.01 Å. All Mg–Gd bond lengths are 3.53 Å. Gd is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Mg and four equivalent Gd atoms. All Gd–Gd bond lengths are 3.69 Å.
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