Gallium antimonide

Gallium antimonide (GaSb) is a semiconducting compound of gallium and antimony of the III-V family. It has a room temperature lattice constant of about 0.610 nm. It has a room temperature direct bandgap of approximately 0.73 eV.

Gallium antimonide
Names
IUPAC name
Gallium(III) antimonide
Other names
Gallium antimonide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.031.859
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/Ga.Sb Y
    Key: VTGARNNDLOTBET-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/Ga.Sb/rGaSb/c1-2
    Key: VTGARNNDLOTBET-KXXLTECTAC
SMILES
  • [Ga]#[Sb]
  • [Ga+3].[Sb-3]
Properties
GaSb
Molar mass 191.483 g/mol
Density 5.614 g/cm3
Melting point 712 °C (1,314 °F; 985 K)
insoluble
Band gap 0.726 eV (300 K)
Electron mobility 3000 cm2/(V*s) (300 K)
Thermal conductivity 0.32 W/(cm*K) (300 K)
Refractive index (nD)
3.8
Structure
Sphalerite, cF8
Space group
F-43m, No. 216
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
1
0
0
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions
Gallium nitride
Gallium phosphide
Gallium arsenide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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