Materials Data on MgBi by Materials Project

MgBi crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Bi atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Bi bond distances ranging from 3.14–3.26 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Bi atoms. There are a spread of Mg–Bi bond distances ranging from 3.10–3.40 Å. There are two inequivalent Bi sites. In the first Bi site, Bi is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Mg atoms. In the second Bi site, Bi is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Mg atoms.