Materials Data on MgGaPt2 by Materials Project
MgPt2Ga is Heusler structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg2+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Pt2- atoms. All Mg–Pt bond lengths are 2.72 Å. Pt2- is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Mg2+ and four equivalent Ga2+ atoms. All Pt–Ga bond lengths are 2.72 Å. Ga2+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Pt2- atoms.