Materials Data on Ba(NiP)2 by Materials Project
BaNi2P2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba2+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent P3- atoms. All Ba–P bond lengths are 3.37 Å. Ni2+ is bonded to four equivalent P3- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing NiP4 tetrahedra. All Ni–P bond lengths are 2.25 Å. P3- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba2+ and four equivalent Ni2+ atoms.
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