Boron phosphide

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Boron phosphide
Identifiers
CAS number [20205-91-8]
Properties
Molecular formula BP
Molar mass 41.7855 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

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Boron phosphide (BP) is a chemical compound of boron and phosphorus. The CAS registry number is [20205-91-8]. It is a semiconductor with a melting point of over 2400 K. It crystallises in the zincblende, sphalerite, ZnS structure. [1]


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  • Boron Chemistry at the Millennium, Editor: R.B. King, Elsevier Science & Technology (1999) ISBN 0-444-72006-5
  • P-n junction type boron phosphide-based semiconductor light-emitting device and production method thereof, United States Patent 6831304
  • Semiconducting Properties of Cubic Boron Phosphide, B. Stone and D. Hill, Phys. Rev. Lett. vol. 4, 282–284 (1960) doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.4.282
  1. ^ Boron Phosphide, a III–V Compound of Zinc-Blende Structure P. Popper & T. A. Ingles Nature 179, 1075, 1957 doi:10.1038/1791075a0

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