Aluminium antimonide

chemical compound

Aluminium antimonide is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is AlSb. It has aluminium and antimonide ions in it. Compounds like it, such as gallium antimonide and indium antimonide can be made into LEDs and detectors for Infrared radiation but aluminium antimonide doesn't work as well. It is used instead to make the other compounds work better by stopping defects forming as they are made.

Aluminium antimonide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.042.410
  • [Al]#[Sb]
Properties
AlSb
Molar mass 148.742 g/mol
Appearance black crystals
Density 4.26 g/cm3
Melting point 1060 °C
Boiling point 2467 °C
insoluble
Band gap 1.58 eV
3.3
Structure
Zinc blende
T2d-F-43m
Tetrahedral
Hazards
MSDS MSDS
NFPA 704

3
0
1
 
Autoignition
temperature
590 °C
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Properties

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Aluminium antimonide is a black solid. It is a semiconductor. It reacts with acids to make stibine. It is a reducing agent. It has properties between a salt and an alloy.

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