Gallium antimonide
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Gallium antimonide | |
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IUPAC name | Gallium(III) antimonide |
Other names | Gallium antimonide |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | [12064-03-08] |
Properties | |
Molecular formula | GaSb |
Molar mass | 191.483 g/mol |
Density | 5.619 g/cm3 |
Melting point |
710 °C |
Solubility in water | insoluble |
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references |
Gallium antimonide (GaSb) is a semiconducting compound of gallium and antimony of the III-V family. It has a lattice constant of about 0.61 nm with a zinc blende crystal structure. The band gap energy is 0.726 eV. CAS number [ ].
[edit] Applications
GaSb can be used for Infrared detectors, infrared LEDs and lasers and transistors.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- properties listed at NSM, Ioffe Institute.
- National Compound Semiconductor Roadmap at the Office of Naval Research