Holmium Phosphide

Holmium phosphide
Names
	Other names Phosphanylidyneholmium, holmium monophosphide
Identifiers
CAS Number	12029-85-5;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	38073060;
EC Number	234-737-6;
PubChem CID	82819;
	InChI InChI=1S/Ho.P Key: MPCFEQUPROVEQK-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES P#[Ho];
Properties
Chemical formula	HoP
Molar mass	195.90
Appearance	Dark crystals
Density	7.90 g/cm3
Solubility in water	Insoluble
Related compounds
Other anions	Holmium nitride; Holmium arsenide; Holmium antimonide; Holmium bismuthide
Other cations	Dysprosium phosphide; Erbium phosphide
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Holmium phosphide is a binary inorganic compound of holmium and phosphorus with the chemical formula HoP.^[2]^[3]^[4] The compound forms dark crystals, is stable in air, and does not dissolve in water.^[1]

Synthesis

Heating powdered holmium and red phosphorus in an inert atmosphere or vacuum:^[5]

4Ho + P
4 → 4HoP

Properties

HoP belongs to the large class of NaCl-structured rare earth monopnictides.^[6]

Ferromagnetic at low temperatures.^[7]^[8]

Uses

The compound is a semiconductor used in high power, high frequency applications and in laser diodes.^[4]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "mp-1001843: HoP (cubic, Pm-3m, 221)". Materials Project. https://legacy.materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1001843/.
↑ (in en) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory. Cumulative Supplement to the Initial Inventory: User Guide and Indices. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 1980. p. 170. https://books.google.com/books?id=fkkJPwbY93gC&dq=Holmium+phosphide+HoP&pg=RA3-PA170. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
↑ Fischer, P.; Furrer, A.; Kaldis, E.; Kim, D.; Kjems, J. K.; Levy, P. M. (1 January 1985). "Phase diagrams and magnetic excitations in holmium phosphide". Physical Review B 31 (1): 456–469. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.31.456. PMID 9935448. Bibcode: 1985PhRvB..31..456F. https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.31.456. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Holmium Phosphide" (in en). American Elements. https://www.americanelements.com/holmium-phosphide-12029-85-5.
↑ Sicius, Hermann (13 November 2024) (in en). Handbook of the Chemical Elements. Springer Nature. p. 963. ISBN 978-3-662-68921-9. https://www.google.ru/books/edition/Handbook_of_the_Chemical_Elements/TtksEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Holmium+phosphide+HoP&pg=PA963&printsec=frontcover. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
↑ Furrer, A. (6 December 2012) (in en). Crystal Field Effects in Metals and Alloys. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4615-8801-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=IOvTBwAAQBAJ&dq=Holmium+phosphide+HoP&pg=PA24. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
↑ Fysikafdelingen, Forsøgsanlæg Risø (1983) (in en). Annual progress report. Risø National Laboratory. p. 11. ISBN 978-87-550-0960-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=vfBOAQAAMAAJ&q=Holmium+phosphide+HoP. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
↑ Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1978) (in en). Crystal Data: Inorganic compounds 1967-1969. National Bureau of Standards. p. 71. https://books.google.com/books?id=QZkhAQAAMAAJ&q=Holmium+phosphide+HoP. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmium phosphide. Read more

[MP-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "mp-1001843: HoP (cubic, Pm-3m, 221)". Materials Project. https://legacy.materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1001843/.

[2] (in en) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory. Cumulative Supplement to the Initial Inventory: User Guide and Indices. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 1980. p. 170. https://books.google.com/books?id=fkkJPwbY93gC&dq=Holmium+phosphide+HoP&pg=RA3-PA170. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[3] Fischer, P.; Furrer, A.; Kaldis, E.; Kim, D.; Kjems, J. K.; Levy, P. M. (1 January 1985). "Phase diagrams and magnetic excitations in holmium phosphide". Physical Review B 31 (1): 456–469. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.31.456. PMID 9935448. Bibcode: 1985PhRvB..31..456F. https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.31.456. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[AA-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Holmium Phosphide" (in en). American Elements. https://www.americanelements.com/holmium-phosphide-12029-85-5.

[5] Sicius, Hermann (13 November 2024) (in en). Handbook of the Chemical Elements. Springer Nature. p. 963. ISBN 978-3-662-68921-9. https://www.google.ru/books/edition/Handbook_of_the_Chemical_Elements/TtksEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Holmium+phosphide+HoP&pg=PA963&printsec=frontcover. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

[6] Furrer, A. (6 December 2012) (in en). Crystal Field Effects in Metals and Alloys. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4615-8801-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=IOvTBwAAQBAJ&dq=Holmium+phosphide+HoP&pg=PA24. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[7] Fysikafdelingen, Forsøgsanlæg Risø (1983) (in en). Annual progress report. Risø National Laboratory. p. 11. ISBN 978-87-550-0960-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=vfBOAQAAMAAJ&q=Holmium+phosphide+HoP. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[8] Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1978) (in en). Crystal Data: Inorganic compounds 1967-1969. National Bureau of Standards. p. 71. https://books.google.com/books?id=QZkhAQAAMAAJ&q=Holmium+phosphide+HoP. Retrieved 23 December 2021.