Osmium diphosphide is a binary inorganic compound of osmium metal and phosphorus with the chemical formula OsP2.
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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
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Platinum diphosphide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Synthesis edit
Osmium diphosphide can be obtained by fusion of stoichiometric amounts of osmium and red phosphorus at 500-1000 °C:
- Os + 2P → OsP2
Properties edit
Osmium diphosphide forms black crystals of orthorhombic crystal system with space group P nnm.[1]
Uses edit
Osmium diphosphide can be used as a semiconductor.[2]
References edit
- ^ "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.