Materials Data on Na4CdP2 by Materials Project
Na4CdP2 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Na1+ sites. In the first Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded to four equivalent P3- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing NaP4 tetrahedra. There are one shorter (2.92 Å) and three longer (3.03 Å) Na–P bond lengths. In the second Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent P3- atoms. All Na–P bond lengths are 2.95 Å. Cd2+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent P3- atoms. Both Cd–P bond lengths are 2.42 Å. P3- is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to seven Na1+ and one Cd2+ atom.