Materials Data on Sm(NiSb)2 by Materials Project
Sm(NiSb)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sm2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Sb3- atoms. All Sm–Sb bond lengths are 3.39 Å. Ni2+ is bonded to four equivalent Sb3- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing NiSb4 tetrahedra. All Ni–Sb bond lengths are 2.49 Å. Sb3- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sm2+, four equivalent Ni2+, and one Sb3- atom. The Sb–Sb bond length is 2.88 Å.