Materials Data on Sm(MnSi)2 by Materials Project
SmMn2Si2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sm3+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Si4- atoms. All Sm–Si bond lengths are 3.07 Å. Mn+2.50+ is bonded to four equivalent Si4- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing MnSi4 tetrahedra. All Mn–Si bond lengths are 2.37 Å. Si4- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sm3+, four equivalent Mn+2.50+, and one Si4- atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.56 Å.