Boron phosphide

Boron phosphide
Identifiers
CAS Number
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  • 88409
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  • [B+3].[P-3]
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Properties
Chemical formula
BP
Molar mass 41.7855 g/mol
Appearance maroon powder
Density 2.90 g/cm3
Melting point 1,100 °C (2,010 °F; 1,370 K) (decomposes)
Band gap 2.1 eV (indirect, 300 K)[1]
Thermal conductivity 4.6 W/(cm·K) (300 K)[2]
Refractive index (nD)
3.0 (0.63 μm)[1]
Structure
Crystal structure
Zinc blende
Space group
F43m
Coordination geometry
Tetrahedral
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chemical compound

Boron phosphide (BP) (also referred to as boron monophosphide, to distinguish it from boron subphosphide, B12P2) is a chemical compound of boron and phosphorus. It is a semiconductor.[3]

History

Crystals of boron phosphide were synthesized by Henri Moissan as early as 1891.[4]

Appearance

Pure BP is almost transparent, n-type crystals are orange-red whereas p-type ones are dark red.[5]

Chemical properties

BP is not attacked by acids or boiling aqueous alkali water solutions. It is only attacked by molten alkalis.[5]

Physical properties

BP is known to be chemically inert and exhibit very high thermal conductivity.[2] Some properties of BP are listed below:

  • lattice constant 0.45383 nm
  • coefficient of thermal expansion 3.65×10−6 /°C (400 K)
  • heat capacity CP ~ 0.8 J/(g·K) (300 K)
  • Debye temperature = 985 K
  • Bulk modulus 152 GPa
  • relatively high microhardness of 32 GPa (100 g load).
  • electron and hole mobilities of a few hundred cm2/(V·s) (up to 500 for holes at 300 K)
  • high thermal conductivity of ~ 460 W/(m·K) at room temperature[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b Madelung, O. (2004). Semiconductors: Data Handbook. Birkhäuser. pp. 84–86. ISBN 978-3-540-40488-0.
  2. ^ a b c Kang, J.; Wu, H.; Hu, Y. (2017). "Thermal Properties and Phonon Spectral Characterization of Synthetic Boron Phosphide for High Thermal Conductivity Applications". Nano Letters. 17 (12): 7507–7514. Bibcode:2017NanoL..17.7507K. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b03437. PMID 29115845.
  3. ^ Popper, P.; Ingles, T. A. (1957). "Boron Phosphide, a III–V Compound of Zinc-Blende Structure". Nature. 179 (4569): 1075. Bibcode:1957Natur.179.1075P. doi:10.1038/1791075a0.
  4. ^ Moissan, H. (1891). "Préparation et Propriétés des Phosphures de Bore". Comptes Rendus. 113: 726–729.
  5. ^ a b Berger, L. I. (1996). Semiconductor Materials. CRC Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-8493-8912-2. .

Further reading

  • King, R. B., ed. (1999). Boron Chemistry at the Millennium. Elsevier Science & Technology. ISBN 0-444-72006-5.
  • US patent 6831304, Takashi, U., "P-N Junction Type Boron Phosphide-Based Semiconductor Light-Emitting Device and Production Method thereof", issued 2004-12-14, assigned to Showa Denko 
  • Stone, B.; Hill, D. (1960). "Semiconducting Properties of Cubic Boron Phosphide". Physical Review Letters. 4 (6): 282–284. Bibcode:1960PhRvL...4..282S. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.4.282.
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Boron pnictogenides
Boron halides
  • BBr3
  • BCl3
  • BF
  • BFO
  • BF3
  • BI3
  • B2F4
  • B2Cl4
Acids
  • B(NO3)3
  • B(OH)3
  • BPO4
Boranes
  • BH3
  • B2H4
  • B2H6
  • BH3NH3
  • B4H10
  • B5H9
  • B5H11
  • B6H10
  • B6H12
  • B10H14
  • B18H22
Boron oxides and sulfides
  • B2O
  • B2O3
  • B2S3
  • B6O
Carbides
  • B4C
Organoboron compounds
  • (BH2Me)2
  • BMe3
  • BEt3
  • Ac4(BO3)2
  • COBH3
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Phosphides
Other compounds
  • PBr3
  • PBr5
  • PBr7
  • PCl3
  • PCl5
  • P2Cl4
  • PF3
  • PF5
  • PI3
  • PH3
  • PN
  • P3N5
  • PO
  • P2O3
  • P2O4
  • P2O5
  • P4S3
  • P4Sx
  • P4S10
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Binary phosphides
PH3 He
Li3P Be BP CP
+C
N +O F Ne
Na3P Mg3P2 AlP +Si
-SiP
P S +Cl Ar
K3P Ca3P2
CaP
ScP TiP V CrP
Cr3P
Mn FeP CoP
Co2P
Co3P2
NixPy Cu3P Zn3P2
ZnP2
GaP -GeP AsP Se +Br Kr
Rb Sr3P2 YP ZrP
ZrP2
NbP Mo3P
MoP
MoP2
Tc Ru2P Rh Pd Ag3P Cd3P2 InP SnP3 SbP +Te +I Xe
CsxPy Ba * LuP HfP Ta W Re OsP2 Ir PtP2 AuP Hg Tl PbP7 BiP Po At Rn
Fr Ra ** Lr Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
* LaP CeP PrP
PrP5
NdP Pm SmP
SmP5
EuP GdP TbP DyP HoP ErP TmP YbP
** AcP ThP7 Pa UP NpP PuP Am Cm BkP Cf Es Fm Md No
Ternary phosphides
Quaternary phosphides
Quinary phosphides
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