Materials Data on MnSiNi2 by Materials Project
Ni2MnSi is Heusler structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mn2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Ni1+ and six equivalent Si4- atoms. All Mn–Ni bond lengths are 2.46 Å. All Mn–Si bond lengths are 2.84 Å. Ni1+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Mn2+ and four equivalent Si4- atoms. All Ni–Si bond lengths are 2.46 Å. Si4- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Mn2+ and eight equivalent Ni1+ atoms.
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