Indium Antimonide (InSb)-Powder
Product Description
Characteristic
Indium antimonide (InSb) is a crystalline compound made from the elements indium (In) and antimony (Sb).
Chemical formula：InSb
Molar mass：236.578 g·mol−1
Appearance：Dark grey, metallic crystals
Density：5.775 g⋅cm−3
Melting point：527 °C (981 °F; 800 K)
Band gap：0.17 eV
Electron mobility：7.7 mC⋅s⋅g−1 (at 27 °C)
Thermal conductivity：180 mW⋅K−1⋅cm−1 (at 27 °C)
Refractive index (nD)：4.0
Crystal structure：Zincblende
Application
Thermal image detectors using photodiodes or photoelectromagnetic detectors
Magnetic field sensors using magnetoresistance or the Hall effect
Fast transistors (in terms of dynamic switching). This is due to the high carrier mobility of InSb.
In some of the detectors of the Infrared Array Camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope