CoNiP crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing CoP4 tetrahedra. Ni(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one P(2) and four equivalent P(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Co(1) and three equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Co(1) and six equivalent Ni(1) atoms.
CoNiP crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing CoP4 tetrahedra. Both Co(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.15 Å. Both Co(1)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.24 Å. Ni(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one P(2) and four equivalent P(1) atoms. The Ni(1)-P(2) bond length is 2.27 Å. All Ni(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.42 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Co(1) and three equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Co(1) and six equivalent Ni(1) atoms.