
Indium phosphide
Indium phosphide is a phosphide of indium. It is a semiconductor used in high-power and high-frequency electronics because of its superior electron velocity with respect to the more common semiconductors silicon and gallium arsenide. It also has a direct bandgap, making it useful for optoelectronics devices like laser diodes. Metal phosphides are hydrolysed to phosphine upon contact with water or stomach acid. Phosphine is a colorless, flammable, explosive, and toxic gas. (L980, L986) — Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)
- IUPAC name
- indiganylidynephosphane
- Molecular formula
- InP
- Molecular weight
- 145.792 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 145.8776408 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 0.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
13 more reported names
External database identifiers
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID3031444
- PubMed:25527823
- PubMed:11921183
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-09-02 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.