NaSr3CeP3O13 crystallizes in the trigonal P-3 space group. Na(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms. Sr(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), two equivalent O(4), and three equivalent O(3) atoms. Ce(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(1), three equivalent O(2), and three equivalent O(4) atoms. P(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sr(1), one Ce(1), and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Sr(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Sr(1), one Ce(1), and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(2) is bonded to one Na(1), one Sr(1), one Ce(1), and one P(1) atom to form distorted edge-sharing ONaSrCeP tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Sr(1) and one P(1) atom.
NaSr3CeP3O13 crystallizes in the trigonal P-3 space group. Na(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms. All Na(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.58 Å. All Na(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.48 Å. Sr(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), two equivalent O(4), and three equivalent O(3) atoms. The Sr(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.97 Å. The Sr(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.62 Å. The Sr(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.39 Å. There is one shorter (2.55 Å) and one longer (2.82 Å) Sr(1)-O(4) bond length. There are a spread of Sr(1)-O(3) bond distances ranging from 2.54-3.02 Å. Ce(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(1), three equivalent O(2), and three equivalent O(4) atoms. All Ce(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.43 Å. All Ce(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.51 Å. All Ce(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.56 Å. P(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The P(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.56 Å. The P(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.56 Å. The P(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.54 Å. The P(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.57 Å. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sr(1), one Ce(1), and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Sr(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Sr(1), one Ce(1), and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(2) is bonded to one Na(1), one Sr(1), one Ce(1), and one P(1) atom to form distorted edge-sharing ONaSrCeP tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Sr(1) and one P(1) atom.