Twin-free single crystals of indium phosphide have been grown using the magnetic liquid encapsulated Kyropoulos (MLEK) method. The characteristic features of this growth method which distinguish it from standard LEC growth of InP, are the impurity distribution coefficient, the solid-liquid interface shape, and the dislocation density. InP crystals grown by both LEC and MLEK methods are compared to show the differences in growth characteristics on the microscale as well as on the macroscale.