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Magnesium silicide
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<p>Magnesium silicide, Mg2Si, is an <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> consisting of <a href="/facts/Magnesium/XyIhd2FG">magnesium</a> and <a href="/facts/Silicon/cgWx0hdr">silicon</a>. As-grown Mg2Si usually forms black crystals; they are <a href="/facts/Semiconductor/zFf3mGTE">semiconductors</a> with n-type conductivity and have potential applications in <a href="/facts/Thermoelectric_generator/ISMDGaUD">thermoelectric generators</a>. </p>