Ce(PO4)3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6 space group. Ce(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(3) and six equivalent O(2) atoms. P(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ce(1) and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ce(1) atom.
Ce(PO4)3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6 space group. Ce(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(3) and six equivalent O(2) atoms. All Ce(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.44 Å. All Ce(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. P(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.60 Å) and one longer (1.61 Å) P(1)-O(1) bond length. Both P(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.50 Å. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ce(1) and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ce(1) atom.