Materials Data on CeP2 by Materials Project
CeP2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ce4+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine P2- atoms. There are a spread of Ce–P bond distances ranging from 2.87–3.07 Å. There are two inequivalent P2- sites. In the first P2- site, P2- is bonded to five equivalent Ce4+ and one P2- atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing PCe5P pentagonal pyramids. The P–P bond length is 2.24 Å. In the second P2- site, P2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce4+ and two P2- atoms. The P–P bond length is 2.33 Å.