Table 1 Optimized structural parameters for two high-pressure structures of BP

From: Pressure-induced zigzag phosphorus chain and superconductivity in boron monophosphide

Space group

Pressure (GPa)

Lattice parameters (Å or degree)

Atomic coordinates (fractional)

C2/m

120

a = 4.275, b = 3.681, c = 8.357

B1(4i)(1.48905, 0.00000, 0.89375)

   

B2(4i)(1.05110, 0.00000, 0.65390)

  

α = γ = 90, β = 122.627

P1(4i)(0.99081, 0.00000, 0.13299)

   

P2(4i)(0.56959, 0.00000, 0.39201)

P42/mnm

210

a = 3.631, c = 3.640

B (4g)(0.30702, 0.69298, 0.00000)

   

P (4f) (0.70572, 0.29428, 0.50000)