Über LaCo2P2 und andere Neue Verbindungen mit ThCr2Si2- und CaBe2Ge2-Struktur

On LaCo₂P₂ and Other New Compounds with ThCr₂Si₂- and CaBe₂Ge₂-Type Structure The compounds MCo₂P₂ (M = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Th, U), MFe₂P₂ (M = La, Ce, U), and ThCo₂As₂ were prepared for the first time. Structure determinations from single crystal X-ray data of LaCo₂P₂ (R = 0.011; 325 F-values), CeCo₂P₂ (R = 0.023; 160 F), PrCo₂P₂ (R = 0.044; 441 F), LaFe₂P₂ (R = 0.024; 511 F), and CeFe₂P₂ (R = 0.016; 183 F) with 11 variable parameters each resulted in atomic positions within the range of the ThCr₂Si₂-type. The powder patterns of ThCo₂P₂, and ThCo₂As₂ show superstructure reflections indicating a CaBe₂Ge₂-type structure. The other compounds can be assigned to the ThCr₂Si₂-type. Chemical bonding of these can be rationalized by a simple band structure model where bonding transition metal – transition metal interactions are important.