Iron monophosphide

Iron monophosphide, FeP, results when vaporised phosphorus is passed over diferro phosphide at red heat, until no further increase in weight occurs.3 It has also been prepared by heating phosphorus and iron together at red heat,4 and also by the action of hydrogen phosphide upon ferric chloride,5 ferrous sulphide,6 or ferrous chloride 7 at red heat. 

Few industrial uses have so far been found for phosphides. Ferrophosphorus is produced on a large scale as a byproduct of P4 manufacture, and its uses have been noted (p. 480). Phosphorus is also much used as an alloying element in iron and steel, and for improving the workability of Cu. Group 3 monophosphides are valuable semiconductors (p. 255) and Ca3P2 is an important ingredient in some navy sea-flares since its reaction with water releases spontaneously flammable... 

Aluminium carbide, 1027 Aluminium phosphide, 0083 Bismuth nitride, 0230 Caesium graphite, 2877 Calcium disilicide, 3938 Calcium phosphide, 3941 Calcium silicide, 3937 Copper diphosphide, 4278 Copper monophosphide, 4277 Copper(II) phosphide, 4284 Dialuminium octavanadium tridecasilicide, 0088 Dicobalt boride, 0128 Ditungsten carbide, 0561 Ferrosilicon, 4384 Hexalithium disilicide, 4684 Iron carbide, 0364... 

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