Materials Data on Ce(PIr)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

CeIr2P2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ce is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to eight Ir and eight P atoms. There are four shorter (3.19 Å) and four longer (3.23 Å) Ce–Ir bond lengths. There are four shorter (3.12 Å) and four longer (3.15 Å) Ce–P bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Ir sites. In the first Ir site, Ir is bonded to four equivalent Ce and four equivalent P atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing IrCe4P4 cuboctahedra. All Ir–P bond lengths are 2.48 Å. In the second Ir site, Ir is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce and five P atoms. There are four shorter (2.35 Å) and one longer (2.36 Å) Ir–P bond lengths. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce and four equivalent Ir atoms. In the second P site, P is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce and five Ir atoms.