Gadolinium phosphide

Gadolinium phosphide

Names
Other names Gadolinium monophosphide, phosphanylidynegadolinium
Identifiers
CAS Number	12024-79-2^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	74731
EC Number	234-696-4
PubChem CID	82814
InChI InChI=1S/Gd.P Key: ZBYBPUTWLXQDMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [Gd].[P]
Properties
Chemical formula	GdP
Molar mass	188.22 g·mol^−1
Appearance	crystals
Density	6.68 g/cm^3
Structure
Crystal structure	Cubic
Space group	Fm3m
Related compounds
Other anions	Gadolinium nitride Gadolinium arsenide Gadolinium antimonide Gadolinium bismuthide
Other cations	Europium phosphide Terbium phosphide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Gadolinium phosphide is an inorganic compound of gadolinium and phosphorus with the chemical formula GdP.^[1][2]

Synthesis

Gadolinium phosphide can be obtained by reacting gadolinium and phosphorus at high temperature, and single crystals can be obtained by mineralization.^[3]

4 Gd + P₄ → 4 GdP

Physical properties

GdP has a NaCl-structure and transforms to a CsCl-structure at 40 GPa.^[4]

GdP forms crystals of a cubic system, space group Fm3m.^[5][6]

Gadolinium phosphide is antiferromagnetic.^{[citation needed]}

Uses

The compound is a semiconductor used in high power, high frequency applications and in laser diodes.^[1][7]

References

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2. "Characteristics of gadolinium monophosphide". Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 16 (Part 2). British Library Lending Division with the cooperation of the Royal Society of Chemistry: 940. 1971. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
3. Li, D. X.; Haga, Y.; Shida, H.; Suzuki, T.; Kwon, Y. S. (15 October 1996). "Electrical transport properties of semimetallic GdX single crystals (X=P, As, Sb, and Bi)". Physical Review B. 54 (15): 10483–10491. Bibcode:1996PhRvB..5410483L. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.54.10483. PMID 9984843. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
4. Adachi, Takafumi; Shirotani, Ichimin; Hayashi, Junichi; Shimomura, Osamu (28 December 1998). "Phase transitions of lanthanide monophosphides with NaCl-type structure at high pressures". Physics Letters A. 250 (4): 389–393. Bibcode:1998PhLA..250..389A. doi:10.1016/S0375-9601(98)00840-8. ISSN 0375-9601. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
5. "Gadolinium Phosphide GdP". materialsproject.org. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
6. Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1978). Crystal Data: Inorganic compounds 1967-1969. National Bureau of Standards. p. 75. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
7. Lone, Ikram Un Nabi; Sirajuddeen, M. Mohamed Sheik; Khalid, Saubia; Raza, Hafiz Hamid (May 2021). "First-Principles Study on Electronic, Magnetic, Optical, Mechanical, and Thermodynamic Properties of Semiconducting Gadolinium Phosphide in GGA, GGA+U, mBJ, GGA+SOC and GGA+SOC+U approaches". Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism. 34 (5): 1523–1538. doi:10.1007/s10948-021-05877-z. PMC 8019481. PMID 33841054. Retrieved 9 January 2022.