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Zinc phosphide (Zn₃P₂) is an inorganic chemical compound. It is a grey solid, although commercial samples are often dark or even black. It is used as a rodenticide. Zn₃P₂ is a semiconductor with a direct band gap of 1.5 eV and may have applications in photovoltaic cells. A second zinc phosphide is known, with the stoichiometry ZnP₂.