Osmium diphosphide is a binary inorganic compound of osmium metal and phosphorus with the chemical formula OsP2.

Osmium diphosphide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Os.2P
    Key: ABSLRQKWGOLSHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Os].[P].[P]
Properties
OsP2
Molar mass 252.18 g·mol−1
Appearance black crystals
Density 9.33 g/cm3
insoluble
Related compounds
Related compounds
Platinum diphosphide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Synthesis

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Osmium diphosphide can be obtained by fusion of stoichiometric amounts of osmium and red phosphorus at 500-1000 °C:

2 Os + P4 → 2 OsP2

Properties

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Osmium diphosphide forms black crystals of orthorhombic crystal system with space group Pnnm.[1]

Uses

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Osmium diphosphide can be used as a semiconductor.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "mp-2319: P2Os (orthorhombic, Pnnm, 58)". Materials Project. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bugaris, Daniel E.; Malliakas, Christos D.; Shoemaker, Daniel P.; Do, Dat T.; Chung, Duck Young; Mahanti, Subhendra D.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. (15 September 2014). "Crystal Growth and Characterization of the Narrow-Band-Gap Semiconductors OsPn 2 (Pn = P, As, Sb)". Inorganic Chemistry. 53 (18): 9959–9968. doi:10.1021/ic501733z. ISSN 0020-1669. Retrieved 11 March 2024.