Materials Data on Ta3P by Materials Project

Abstract

Ta3P crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/n space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Ta sites. In the first Ta site, Ta is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent P atoms. There are one shorter (2.57 Å) and one longer (2.59 Å) Ta–P bond lengths. In the second Ta site, Ta is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent P atoms. There are a spread of Ta–P bond distances ranging from 2.58–2.61 Å. In the third Ta site, Ta is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent P atoms. There are one shorter (2.57 Å) and one longer (2.60 Å) Ta–P bond lengths. P is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Ta atoms.