Materials Data on Mg3Si2 by Materials Project
Mg3Si2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Mg and three Si atoms. The Mg–Mg bond length is 2.99 Å. There are two shorter (2.79 Å) and one longer (3.07 Å) Mg–Si bond lengths. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg and four Si atoms. Both Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.10 Å. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.84–2.92 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to five Mg and six Si atoms. Both Mg–Mg bond lengths are 3.08 Å. There are a spread of Mg–Si bond distances ranging from 2.76–2.95 Å. There are two inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to seven Mg and two equivalent Si atoms. Both Si–Si bond lengths are 2.47 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six Mg and two equivalent Si atoms.