Before revision: Synthesis Heating samarium and phosphorus: Sm + P -> SmP Physical properties Samarium phosphide forms crystals of a cubic system, space group Fm3m, cell size a = 0.5760 nm, Z = 4, structure like sodium chloride NaCl.
After revision: Synthesis Heating samarium and phosphorus: Sm + P -> SmP Physical properties Samarium phosphide forms crystals of a cubic system, space group Fm3m, cell size a = 0.5760 nm, Z = 4, a structure similar to sodium chloride NaCl.