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MoP4

metal

· JVASP-21697· MoP4

MoP4 is a molybdenum phosphide compound that belongs to the refractory metal phosphide family, characterized by strong intermetallic bonding and high-temperature stability. This material is primarily investigated in research contexts for catalytic and electrochemical applications, where its electronic structure and surface reactivity make it valuable as an alternative to precious-metal catalysts in hydrogen evolution reactions and other energy conversion processes. Engineers considering MoP4 should recognize it as an emerging functional material rather than an established structural alloy, offering potential cost and performance advantages in electrocatalysis and specialty chemical processing, though industrial-scale production pathways remain limited.

hydrogen evolution catalystselectrochemical deviceswater splitting electrodesphosphide-based catalysishigh-temperature corrosion resistanceenergy conversion research

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1583	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00103	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000926	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-26.30	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-12.09	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.3409	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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