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Cadmium phosphide
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<p>Cadmium phosphide (<a href="/facts/Cadmium/wXkV2eIX">Cd3</a><a href="/facts/Phosphorus/27xCeIqs">P2</a>) is an <a href="/facts/Inorganic/TfFfzxSz">inorganic</a> <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compound</a>. It is a grey or white bluish solid <a href="/facts/Semiconductor/zFf3mGTE">semiconductor material</a> with a bandgap of 0.5 eV. It has applications as a pesticide, material for laser diodes and for high-power-high-frequency electronics. </p>