Holmium monosulfide

Holmium monosulfide

Names
Other names Holmium(II) sulfide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=HPVHCMSDBCPPSZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Key: 1S/Ho.S
SMILES [Ho].[S]
Properties
Chemical formula	HoS
Molar mass	196.99 g·mol−1
Appearance	Crystals
Density	8.0 g/cm3
Related compounds
Related compounds	Samarium monosulfide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Holmium monosulfide is a binary inorganic compound of holmium and sulfur with the chemical formula HoS. ^{[1] [2]}

Synthesis

Heating stoichiometric amounts of pure substances in an inert atmosphere:

Ho + S → HoS

Physical properties

Holmium monosulfide forms crystals of cubic system, space group Fm3m, unit cell parameter a = 0.5465 nm, Z = 4, isomorphous with NaCl. ^[3]

Uses

HoS is an attractive material for potential application in electronic and magnetic recording devices. ^[4]

References

1. Fizika tverdogo tela. American Institute of Physics. 1982. p. 1268. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
2. Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3481. ISBN   978-0-412-30120-9 . Retrieved 28 July 2024.
3. Predel, B. (1997). "Ho-S (Holmium-Sulfur)" . Hg-Ho – La-Zr. Landolt-Börnstein - Group IV Physical Chemistry. G: 1. doi:10.1007/10506626_1692. ISBN   3-540-60342-5 . Retrieved 28 July 2024.
4. Bien, Tran Nhu; Hirai, Shinji; Vasilyeva, Inga G.; Nikolaev, Ruslan; Sekine, Chihiro; Kamegawa, Atsunori; Wakiya, Kazuhei; Kawamura, Yukihiro (April 2021). "Composition and microstructure of holmium monosulfide compacts processed by reaction sintering" . Journal of Alloys and Compounds . 859: 157872. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157872.