Materials Data on MgSiIr2 by Materials Project
MgIr2Si is Heusler structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Ir atoms. All Mg–Ir bond lengths are 2.61 Å. Ir is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Mg and four equivalent Si atoms. All Ir–Si bond lengths are 2.61 Å. Si is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Ir atoms.
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