Nb3P crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/n space group. There are three inequivalent Nb sites. In the first Nb site, Nb(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the second Nb site, Nb(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent P(1) atoms. In the third Nb site, Nb(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent P(1) atoms. P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nb(1), three equivalent Nb(3), and four equivalent Nb(2) atoms.
Nb3P crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/n space group. There are three inequivalent Nb sites. In the first Nb site, Nb(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent P(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.58 Å) and one longer (2.62 Å) Nb(1)-P(1) bond length. In the second Nb site, Nb(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent P(1) atoms. There are a spread of Nb(2)-P(1) bond distances ranging from 2.56-2.67 Å. In the third Nb site, Nb(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent P(1) atoms. There are a spread of Nb(3)-P(1) bond distances ranging from 2.56-2.90 Å. P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nb(1), three equivalent Nb(3), and four equivalent Nb(2) atoms.