Materials Data on MgNi2Sn by Materials Project
MgNi2Sn is Heusler structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Ni and six equivalent Sn atoms. All Mg–Ni bond lengths are 2.67 Å. All Mg–Sn bond lengths are 3.08 Å. Ni is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Mg and four equivalent Sn atoms. All Ni–Sn bond lengths are 2.67 Å. Sn is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Mg and eight equivalent Ni atoms.
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