Materials Data on Sm(SiIr)2 by Materials Project
SmIr2Si2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sm2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Si4- atoms. All Sm–Si bond lengths are 3.16 Å. Ir3+ is bonded to four equivalent Si4- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing IrSi4 tetrahedra. All Ir–Si bond lengths are 2.42 Å. Si4- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sm2+, four equivalent Ir3+, and one Si4- atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.49 Å.