SmCuP2 is Parent of FeAs superconductors-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. Sm(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent P(1) and four equivalent P(2) atoms. Cu(1) is bonded to four equivalent P(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing CuP4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sm(1) and four equivalent Cu(1) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Sm(1) and four equivalent P(2) atoms.
SmCuP2 is Parent of FeAs superconductors-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. Sm(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent P(1) and four equivalent P(2) atoms. All Sm(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.92 Å. All Sm(1)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.98 Å. Cu(1) is bonded to four equivalent P(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing CuP4 tetrahedra. All Cu(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sm(1) and four equivalent Cu(1) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Sm(1) and four equivalent P(2) atoms. All P(2)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.66 Å.