Scandium phosphide is an
inorganic compound
In chemistry, an inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as '' inorganic chemist ...
of
scandium
Scandium is a chemical element with the symbol Sc and atomic number 21. It is a silvery-white metallic d-block element. Historically, it has been classified as a rare-earth element, together with yttrium and the Lanthanides. It was discovered in ...
and
phosphorus
Phosphorus is a chemical element with the symbol P and atomic number 15. Elemental phosphorus exists in two major forms, white phosphorus and red phosphorus, but because it is highly reactive, phosphorus is never found as a free element on Ear ...
with the chemical formula .
Synthesis
ScP can be obtained by the reaction of scandium and
phosphorus
Phosphorus is a chemical element with the symbol P and atomic number 15. Elemental phosphorus exists in two major forms, white phosphorus and red phosphorus, but because it is highly reactive, phosphorus is never found as a free element on Ear ...
at 1000 °C.
::
4Sc + P4 -> 4ScP
Physical properties
This compound is calculated to be a semiconductor used in high power, high frequency applications and in laser diodes.
Chemical properties
ScP can be smelted with cobalt or nickel through electric arc to obtain ScCoP and ScNiP.
References
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Phosphides
Scandium compounds
Semiconductors
Rock salt crystal structure