SmLa(CoO3)2 is (Cubic) Perovskite-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mmm space group. There are three inequivalent Sm sites. In the first Sm site, Sm(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(1) and eight equivalent O(4) atoms to form SmO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent La(2)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent La(3)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Sm site, Sm(2) is bonded to four equivalent O(2), four equivalent O(3), and four equivalent O(4) atoms to form SmO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Sm(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent La(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sm(3)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent La(3)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. In the third Sm site, Sm(3) is bonded to four equivalent O(2) and eight equivalent O(3) atoms to form SmO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent La(3)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent La(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. There are three inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(1), four equivalent O(3), and four equivalent O(4) atoms to form LaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Sm(3)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent La(3)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sm(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent La(2)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded to four equivalent O(1) and eight equivalent O(3) atoms to form LaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Sm(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sm(3)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded to four equivalent O(2) and eight equivalent O(4) atoms to form LaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Sm(3)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sm(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Sm(1)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Sm(3)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one La(2)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one La(3)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Sm(1), one La(2), two equivalent La(1), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form distorted OLa3SmCo2 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(1)La3SmCo2 octahedra, corners with eight equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, corners with eight equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(1)La3SmCo2 octahedra, faces with four equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, and faces with four equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-61°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Sm(3), two equivalent Sm(2), one La(3), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Sm(2), one Sm(3), one La(1), one La(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form distorted OLa2Sm2Co2 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(1)La3SmCo2 octahedra, corners with six equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, corners with eight equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(1)La3SmCo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-61°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Sm(1), one Sm(2), one La(1), one La(3), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form distorted OLa2Sm2Co2 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(1)La3SmCo2 octahedra, corners with six equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, corners with eight equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(1)La3SmCo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-60°.
SmLa(CoO3)2 is (Cubic) Perovskite-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mmm space group. There are three inequivalent Sm sites. In the first Sm site, Sm(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(1) and eight equivalent O(4) atoms to form SmO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent La(2)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent La(3)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. All Sm(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.65 Å. All Sm(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. In the second Sm site, Sm(2) is bonded to four equivalent O(2), four equivalent O(3), and four equivalent O(4) atoms to form SmO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Sm(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent La(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sm(3)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent La(3)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. All Sm(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. All Sm(2)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.65 Å. All Sm(2)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. In the third Sm site, Sm(3) is bonded to four equivalent O(2) and eight equivalent O(3) atoms to form SmO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent La(3)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent La(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. All Sm(3)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.65 Å. All Sm(3)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.65 Å. There are three inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(1), four equivalent O(3), and four equivalent O(4) atoms to form LaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Sm(3)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent La(3)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sm(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent La(2)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. All La(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. All La(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. All La(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded to four equivalent O(1) and eight equivalent O(3) atoms to form LaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Sm(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sm(3)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. All La(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. All La(2)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded to four equivalent O(2) and eight equivalent O(4) atoms to form LaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Sm(3)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sm(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. All La(3)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. All La(3)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Sm(1)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Sm(3)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one La(2)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one La(3)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sm(2)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. The Co(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Co(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.89 Å. Both Co(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.89 Å. Both Co(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 1.89 Å. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Sm(1), one La(2), two equivalent La(1), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form distorted OLa3SmCo2 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(1)La3SmCo2 octahedra, corners with eight equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, corners with eight equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(1)La3SmCo2 octahedra, faces with four equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, and faces with four equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-61°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Sm(3), two equivalent Sm(2), one La(3), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Sm(2), one Sm(3), one La(1), one La(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form distorted OLa2Sm2Co2 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(1)La3SmCo2 octahedra, corners with six equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, corners with eight equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(1)La3SmCo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-61°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Sm(1), one Sm(2), one La(1), one La(3), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form distorted OLa2Sm2Co2 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(1)La3SmCo2 octahedra, corners with six equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, corners with eight equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(3)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(4)La2Sm2Co2 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(1)La3SmCo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-60°.