Cadmium phosphide

Cadmium phosphide
Names
Other names
Tricadmium diphosphide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 234-595-5
  • InChI=1S/3Cd. 2P/q3*+2;2*-3
    Key: BYWFNUBYQJKAKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Cd+2].[Cd+2].[Cd+2].[P-3].[P-3]
Properties
Cd3P2
Molar mass 399.178 g/mol
Appearance bluish white[1] or gray[2]
Density 5.96 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 700[1] °C (1,292 °F; 973 K)
Electron mobility 1500 cm2/Vs[1]
3.88[1]
Structure
Tetragonal
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
Warning
H302, H312, H314, H332, H350, H370, H410
P201, P202, P210, P233, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P308+P313, P312, P330, P362+P364, P391, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Cadmium phosphide (Cd3P2) is an inorganic chemical compound. It is a grey or white bluish solid semiconductor material with a bandgap of 0.5 eV.[1] It has applications as a pesticide, material for laser diodes and for high-power-high-frequency electronics.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Cadmium Phosphide (Cd3P2) Semiconductors". azom.com. 2013-08-19. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. ^ Ramsay, William (1891). A System of Inorganic Chemistry. J. & A. Churchill. p. 551.