Neodymium phosphide
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| OtherNames = Neodymium monophosphide{{cite web |title=CAS Common Chemistry |url=https://commonchemistry.cas.org/detail?cas_rn=30985-23-0 |publisher=commonchemistry.cas.org |access-date=14 December 2021}}
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| CASNo = 30985-23-0
| PubChem = 169224
| ChemSpiderID = 148008
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| SMILES = [Nd]#P
| StdInChI= 1S/Nd.P
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| Nd=1|P=1
| Appearance = Crystals
| Density = 5.68 g/cm3
| MolarMass = 175.3{{cite book |last1=O'Bannon |first1=Loran |title=Dictionary of Ceramic Science and Engineering |date=6 December 2012 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-1-4613-2655-7 |page=174 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pM_gBwAAQBAJ&dq=Neodymium+phosphide+NdP&pg=PA174 |access-date=14 December 2021 |language=en}}
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| MeltingPtC = 2500
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| CrystalStruct = cubic
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| OtherAnions = Neodymium nitride
Neodymium arsenide
Neodymium antimonide
Neodymium bismuthide
| OtherCations = Praseodymium phosphide
Samarium phosphide
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Neodymium phosphide is an inorganic compound of neodymium and phosphorus with the chemical formula NdP.{{cite web |title=Neodymium Phosphide |url=https://www.americanelements.com/neodymium-phosphide-30985-23-0 |publisher=American Elements |access-date=14 December 2021 |language=en}}{{cite book |title=Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory. Cumulative Supplement to the Initial Inventory: User Guide and Indices |date=1980 |publisher=United States Environmental Protection Agency |page=176 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fkkJPwbY93gC&dq=Neodymium+phosphide+NdP&pg=RA4-PA176 |access-date=14 December 2021 |language=en}}
Preparation
Neodymium phosphide can be obtained by reacting neodymium and phosphorus in a stoichiometric ratio:
:{{chem2 |4 Nd + P4 -> 4 NdP }}
Physical properties
Neodymium phosphide forms cubic{{cite book |last1=Donnay |first1=Joseph Désiré Hubert |last2=Association |first2=American Crystallographic |title=Crystal Data; Determinative Tables |date=1963 |publisher=American Crystallographic Association |page=891 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x5ghAQAAMAAJ&dq=Neodymium+phosphide+NdP&pg=PA891 |access-date=14 December 2021 |language=en}} crystals, space group Fm{{overline|3}}m, cell parameters a = 0.5838 nm, Z = 4.{{cite web |title=mp-2823: NdP (cubic, Fm-3m, 225) |url=https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-2823/ |publisher=materialsproject.org |access-date=14 December 2021}}
Uses
The compound is a semiconductor used in high power, high frequency applications, and in laser diodes.{{cite journal |last1=Nilu |first1=Nilesh Dhurve |title=Ground State and Electronic Properties of Neodymium Phosphide (NdP) |url=https://spast.org/techrep/article/view/236 |journal=SPAST Abstracts |access-date=14 December 2021 |language=en |date=20 September 2021|volume=1 |issue=1 }}
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