Materials Data on NbCoP by Materials Project
NbCoP crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Nb2+ is bonded to five equivalent P3- atoms to form distorted NbP5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with eight equivalent CoP4 tetrahedra, corners with eight equivalent NbP5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with six equivalent CoP4 tetrahedra, and edges with six equivalent NbP5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Nb–P bond distances ranging from 2.56–2.62 Å. Co1+ is bonded to four equivalent P3- atoms to form CoP4 tetrahedra that share corners with eight equivalent CoP4 tetrahedra, corners with eight equivalent NbP5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent CoP4 tetrahedra, and edges with six equivalent NbP5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Co–P bond distances ranging from 2.25–2.36 Å. P3- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Nb2+ and four equivalent Co1+ atoms.