Materials Data on SiP2 by Materials Project
SiP2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two SiP2 sheets oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. there are two inequivalent Si4- sites. In the first Si4- site, Si4- is bonded to four P2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SiP4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–P bond distances ranging from 2.25–2.28 Å. In the second Si4- site, Si4- is bonded to four P2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SiP4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Si–P bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.34 Å. There are four inequivalent P2+ sites. In the first P2+ site, P2+ is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three Si4- atoms. In the second P2+ site, P2+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Si4- atom. In the third P2+ site, P2+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Si4- atom. In the fourth P2+ site, P2+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Si4- atoms.