Materials Data on LaY3(MnSi)4 by Materials Project
LaY3(MnSi)4 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4mm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. La is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y, four equivalent Mn, and five Si atoms. All La–Y bond lengths are 3.84 Å. All La–Mn bond lengths are 3.24 Å. There are four shorter (3.04 Å) and one longer (3.51 Å) La–Si bond lengths. There are three inequivalent Y sites. In the first Y site, Y is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mn and five Si atoms. All Y–Mn bond lengths are 3.07 Å. There are four shorter (2.94 Å) and one longer (3.35 Å) Y–Si bond lengths. In the second Y site, Y is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La, four equivalent Mn, and four equivalent Si atoms. All Y–Mn bond lengths are 3.03 Å. All Y–Si bond lengths are 2.94 Å. In the third Y site, Y is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mn and five Si atoms. All Y–Mn bond lengths are 3.05 Å. There are four shorter (2.94 Å) and one longer (3.36 Å) Y–Si bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn is bonded to two equivalent La, two equivalent Y, and four Si atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing MnLa2Y2Si4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (2.41 Å) and two longer (2.44 Å) Mn–Si bond lengths. In the second Mn site, Mn is bonded to four Y and four Si atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing MnY4Si4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (2.43 Å) and two longer (2.44 Å) Mn–Si bond lengths. There are four inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one La, four equivalent Y, and four equivalent Mn atoms. In the second Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five Y and four equivalent Mn atoms. In the third Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La and four equivalent Mn atoms. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five Y and four equivalent Mn atoms.