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Gallium antimonide, the Glossary

Gallium antimonide (GaSb) is a semiconducting compound of gallium and antimony of the III-V family.^[1]

21 relations: Aluminium antimonide, Antimony, Direct and indirect band gaps, Gallium, Gallium arsenide, Gallium nitride, Gallium phosphide, Indium antimonide, Infrared, Infrared detector, Laser diode, Lattice constant, Light-emitting diode, Nanometre, Office of Naval Research, Pearson symbol, Semiconductor, Sphalerite, Thermophotovoltaic energy conversion, Transistor, Victor Goldschmidt.
Antimonides
III-V compounds
III-V semiconductors
Zincblende crystal structure

Aluminium antimonide

Aluminium antimonide (AlSb) is a semiconductor of the group III-V family containing aluminium and antimony. Gallium antimonide and aluminium antimonide are antimonides, III-V compounds, III-V semiconductors and Zincblende crystal structure.

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Antimony

Antimony is a chemical element; it has symbol Sb and atomic number 51.

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Direct and indirect band gaps

In semiconductor physics, the band gap of a semiconductor can be of two basic types, a direct band gap or an indirect band gap.

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Gallium

Gallium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Ga and atomic number 31.

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Gallium arsenide

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) is a III-V direct band gap semiconductor with a zinc blende crystal structure. Gallium antimonide and Gallium arsenide are gallium compounds, III-V compounds, III-V semiconductors and Zincblende crystal structure.

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Gallium nitride

Gallium nitride is a binary III/V direct bandgap semiconductor commonly used in blue light-emitting diodes since the 1990s. Gallium antimonide and Gallium nitride are gallium compounds and III-V semiconductors.

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Gallium phosphide

Gallium phosphide (GaP), a phosphide of gallium, is a compound semiconductor material with an indirect band gap of 2.24eV at room temperature. Gallium antimonide and gallium phosphide are gallium compounds, III-V compounds, III-V semiconductors and Zincblende crystal structure.

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Indium antimonide

Indium antimonide (InSb) is a crystalline compound made from the elements indium (In) and antimony (Sb). Gallium antimonide and indium antimonide are antimonides, III-V compounds, III-V semiconductors and Zincblende crystal structure.

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Infrared

Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves.

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Infrared detector

An infrared detector is a detector that reacts to infrared (IR) radiation.

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Laser diode

The laser diode chip removed and placed on the eye of a needle for scale A laser diode (LD, also injection laser diode or ILD or semiconductor laser or diode laser) is a semiconductor device similar to a light-emitting diode in which a diode pumped directly with electrical current can create lasing conditions at the diode's junction.

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Lattice constant

A lattice constant or lattice parameter is one of the physical dimensions and angles that determine the geometry of the unit cells in a crystal lattice, and is proportional to the distance between atoms in the crystal.

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Light-emitting diode

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it.

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Nanometre

molecular scale. The nanometre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: nm), or nanometer (American spelling), is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one billionth (short scale) of a meter (0.000000001 m) and to 1000 picometres.

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Office of Naval Research

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is an organization within the United States Department of the Navy responsible for the science and technology programs of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

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Pearson symbol

The Pearson symbol, or Pearson notation, is used in crystallography as a means of describing a crystal structure, and was originated by W. B.

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Semiconductor

A semiconductor is a material that has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as copper, and an insulator, such as glass.

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Sphalerite

Sphalerite is a sulfide mineral with the chemical formula. Gallium antimonide and Sphalerite are Zincblende crystal structure.

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Thermophotovoltaic energy conversion

Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion is a direct conversion process from heat to electricity via photons.

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Transistor

A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power.

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Victor Goldschmidt

Victor Moritz Goldschmidt (27 January 1888 – 20 March 1947) was a Norwegian mineralogist considered (together with Vladimir Vernadsky) to be the founder of modern geochemistry and crystal chemistry, developer of the Goldschmidt Classification of elements.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium_antimonide

Also known as Gallium(II) antimonide, Gallium(III) antimonide.