the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2016YFA0401503 and 2018YFA0305700);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11575288);the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2016006);the Key Research Platforms and Research Projects of Universities in Guangdong Province,China(Grant No.2018KZDXM062);the Guangdong Innovative&Entrepreneurial Research Team Program,China(Grant No.2016ZT06C279);the Shenzhen Peacock Plan,China(Grant No.KQTD2016053019134356);the Shenzhen Development&Reform Commission Foundation for Novel Nano-Material Sciences,China,the Research Platform for Crystal Growth&Thin-Film Preparation at SUST,China,and the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission Foundation for Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressure,China.
As one of important members of refractory materials,tungsten phosphide(WP)holds great potential for fundamental study and industrial applications in many fields of science and technology,due to its excellent propertie...