Bluish-gray powder.
Ferromagnetic. Insoluble in water.
Iron and steel manufacture.
Fe2P can be used for a variety of application such as: lithium ion batteries to improve conductivity, electrode material in sodium ion batteries, an electrocatalyst in hydrogen evolution
Iron phosphide, Fe2P is a low band semiconducting material. It can be prepared by sonochemical synthesis from organometallic compounds as starting materials at temperatures above 950°C.
Evolves toxic and flammable products on
exposure to moisture or acids.
