Materials Data on Mg4SiSn by Materials Project
Mg4SnSi crystallizes in the cubic F-43m space group. The structure is three-dimensional and consists of four silicon molecules and one Mg4Sn framework. In the Mg4Sn framework, Mg is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to six equivalent Mg and three equivalent Sn atoms. There are three shorter (2.86 Å) and three longer (2.88 Å) Mg–Mg bond lengths. All Mg–Sn bond lengths are 3.37 Å. Sn is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Mg atoms.