Materials Data on Sm(NiB)2 by Materials Project
Sm(NiB)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sm2+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to six equivalent B3- atoms. There are a spread of Sm–B bond distances ranging from 2.73–2.90 Å. Ni2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent B3- atoms. There are a spread of Ni–B bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.07 Å. B3- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Sm2+, four equivalent Ni2+, and one B3- atom. The B–B bond length is 1.74 Å.