Über den Einfluß von Substitution auf die Kristallstruktur von SrNi2P2

About the Effect of Substitution on the Crystal Structure of SrNi₂P₂ With several series of mixed crystals the effect of substitution on the crystal structure of SrNi₂P₂ (polymorphic, the structures are variants of the ThCr₂Si₂ type) is investigated by X-ray methods. In the compound Ni completely can be substituted by Co and Cu respectively and also P by As; in Sr_1–xCa_xNi₂P₂ there is a gap of the miscibility between 0.3 ≤ x ≤ 0.6. A low substitution of the several elements more than proportionally changes the structure parameters. In this range the mixed crystals with Ca, Cu, and As, respectively, undergo first order phase transitions with significant changes of the bond distances, which will be interpreted by the results of band structure calculations.