Neptunium arsenide is a binary inorganic compound of neptunium and arsenic with the chemical formula NpAs.[1] The compound forms crystals.

Neptunium arsenide
Names
Other names
Neptunium monoarsenide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/As.Np
    Key: AUGTYUNFKAYNPM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Np].[As]
Properties
NpAs
Molar mass 311.92
Appearance Crystals
Related compounds
Related compounds
Neptunium diarsenide
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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Heating stoichiometric amounts of pure substances:

 

Physical properties

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Neptunium arsenide forms crystals of several modifications:[2][3]

  • Cubic system, space group Fm3m, cell parameters a = 0.5835 nm, exists at temperatures below –131 °С.
  • Tetragonal system, cell parameters a = 0.58312 nm, c = 0.58281 nm, exists in the temperature range –131 to –98 °С.
  • Cubic system, space group Fm3m, cell parameters a = 0.58318 nm, exists at temperatures above –98 °C.

Neptunium arsenide becomes antiferromagnetic at 175 K.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Los Alamos Science. Los Alamos National Laboratory. 2000. p. 172. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "mp-2186: NpAs (cubic, Fm-3m, 225)". Materials Project. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ Arya, Balwant Singh; Patle, U. S.; Aynyas, Mahendra (24 April 2019). "High pressure structural and elastic properties of neptunium arsenide". AIP Conference Proceedings. 2100 (1): 020148. Bibcode:2019AIPC.2100b0148A. doi:10.1063/1.5098702. ISSN 0094-243X. S2CID 149517034. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ Erdos, Paul (6 December 2012). The Physics of Actinide Compounds. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-4613-3581-8. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ Aldred, A. T.; Dunlap, B. D.; Harvey, A. R.; Lam, D. J.; Lander, G. H.; Mueller, M. H. (1 May 1974). "Magnetic properties of the neptunium monopnictides". Physical Review B. 9 (9): 3766–3779. Bibcode:1974PhRvB...9.3766A. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.9.3766. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ Blaise, A.; Fournier, J.M.; Damien, D.; Wojakowski, A. (1 February 1983). "Magnetization of neptunium monoarsenide". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 31–34: 233–234. Bibcode:1983JMMM...31..233B. doi:10.1016/0304-8853(83)90229-9. ISSN 0304-8853. Retrieved 8 August 2021.