Materials Data on Sm(CoB)4 by Materials Project
SmCo4B4 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/n space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sm2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent B+1.50- atoms. There are four shorter (2.79 Å) and four longer (2.82 Å) Sm–B bond lengths. Co1+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent B+1.50- atoms. There are a spread of Co–B bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.44 Å. B+1.50- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sm2+, five equivalent Co1+, and one B+1.50- atom. The B–B bond length is 1.79 Å.