Osmium diphosphide
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| Properties | |
| OsP2 | |
| Molar mass | 252.18 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | black crystals |
| Density | 9.33 g/cm3 |
| insoluble | |
| Related compounds | |
Related compounds |
Platinum diphosphide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Osmium diphosphide is a binary inorganic compound of osmium metal and phosphorus with the chemical formula OsP2.
Synthesis
Osmium diphosphide can be obtained by fusion of stoichiometric amounts of osmium and red phosphorus at 500-1000 °C:
- 2 Os + P4 → 2 OsP2
Properties
Osmium diphosphide forms black crystals of orthorhombic crystal system with space group Pnnm.[1]
Uses
Osmium diphosphide can be used as a semiconductor.[2]
References
- ^ "mp-2319: P2Os (orthorhombic, Pnnm, 58)". Materials Project. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Bugaris, Daniel E.; Malliakas, Christos D.; Shoemaker, Daniel P.; Do, Dat T.; Chung, Duck Young; Mahanti, Subhendra D.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. (15 September 2014). "Crystal Growth and Characterization of the Narrow-Band-Gap Semiconductors OsPn 2 (Pn = P, As, Sb)". Inorganic Chemistry. 53 (18): 9959–9968. doi:10.1021/ic501733z. ISSN 0020-1669. Retrieved 11 March 2024.