Thulium phosphide

Thulium phosphide
Names
	Other names Phosphanylidynethulium
Identifiers
CAS Number	12037-68-2;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
EC Number	234-863-1;
PubChem CID	82857;
	InChI InChI=1S/P.Tm Key: XSKLKLHDOPCDAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES P#[Tm];
Properties
Chemical formula	PTm
Molar mass	199.90
Appearance	Crystals
Density	7.62 g/cm3
Structure
Crystal structure	Cubic
Related compounds
Other anions
Other cations	Ytterbium phosphide
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Thulium phosphide is an inorganic compound of thulium and phosphorus with the chemical formula TmP.^[1]^[2]

Synthesis[]

Reaction of thulium metal with phosphorus:

Tm + P → TmP

Physical properties[]

The dense phosphide film will prevent further reactions inside the metal. After etching gallium arsenide, an epitaxial layer of thulium phosphide can be grown on the surface to obtain a TmP/GaAs heterostructure.^[3]^[4]

The compound forms crystals of a cubic system, space group Fm3m.^[5] TmP crystallizes in a NaCl-type structure at ambient pressure.^[6]

Uses[]

The compound is a semiconductor used in high power, high frequency applications and in laser and other photo diodes.^{[dubious – discuss]}^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Thulium Phosphide". American Elements. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1979. p. 86. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ Bhajanker, Sanjay; Srivastava, Vipul; Sanyal, Sankar P. (3 June 2013). Structural and mechanical properties of some thulium pnictides under pressure. Recent Trends in Applied Physics and Material Science: Ram 2013. AIP Conference Proceedings. Vol. 1536. pp. 785–786. Bibcode:2013AIPC.1536..785B. doi:10.1063/1.4810462. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ Lin, C. H.; Hwu, R. J.; Sadwick, L. P. (1 November 2001). "Investigation of crystal properties of TmP/GaAs and GaAs/TmP/GaAs heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy". Journal of Materials Research. 16 (11): 3266–3273. Bibcode:2001JMatR..16.3266L. doi:10.1557/JMR.2001.0450. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "mp-7171: TmP (cubic, Fm-3m, 225)". materialsproject.org. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ Takafumi, Adachi; Ichimin, Shirotani; Osamu, Shimomura (1999). "Structural phase transitions of rare earth monophosphides with NaCl-type structure under high pressures". Nippon Kessho Gakkai-Shi (in Japanese). 41 (2). Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[AA-1] "Thulium Phosphide". American Elements. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[2] Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1979. p. 86. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[3] Bhajanker, Sanjay; Srivastava, Vipul; Sanyal, Sankar P. (3 June 2013). Structural and mechanical properties of some thulium pnictides under pressure. Recent Trends in Applied Physics and Material Science: Ram 2013. AIP Conference Proceedings. Vol. 1536. pp. 785–786. Bibcode:2013AIPC.1536..785B. doi:10.1063/1.4810462. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[4] Lin, C. H.; Hwu, R. J.; Sadwick, L. P. (1 November 2001). "Investigation of crystal properties of TmP/GaAs and GaAs/TmP/GaAs heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy". Journal of Materials Research. 16 (11): 3266–3273. Bibcode:2001JMatR..16.3266L. doi:10.1557/JMR.2001.0450. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[5] "mp-7171: TmP (cubic, Fm-3m, 225)". materialsproject.org. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[6] Takafumi, Adachi; Ichimin, Shirotani; Osamu, Shimomura (1999). "Structural phase transitions of rare earth monophosphides with NaCl-type structure under high pressures". Nippon Kessho Gakkai-Shi (in Japanese). 41 (2). Retrieved 22 December 2021.

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