- Indium(III) arsenide
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Name = Indium(III) arsenide
ImageFile = Indium(III) arsenide.jpg
ImageName = Indium(III) arsenide
OtherNames = indium arsenide, indium monoarsenide
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 1303-11-3
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = InAs
MolarMass = 189.74 g.mol-1
Density = 5680 kg.m-3
Solvent = other solvents
SolubleOther = insoluble
MeltingPt = 942 °C
BoilingPt =Indium arsenide, InAs, or indium monoarsenide, is a
semiconductor material , asemiconductor composed ofindium andarsenic . It has the appearance of greycubic crystal s with melting point 942 °C.Indium arsenide is used for construction of
infrared detector s, for thewavelength range of 1-3.8 µm. The detectors are usuallyphotovoltaic photodiode s. Cryogenically cooled detectors have lower noise, but InAs detectors can be used in higher-power applications at room temperature as well. Indium arsenide is also used for making ofdiode laser s.Indium arsenide is similar to
gallium arsenide .Indium arsenide is sometimes used together with
indium phosphide . Alloyed withgallium arsenide it formsindium gallium arsenide - a material withband gap dependent on In/Ga ratio, a method principially similar to alloyingindium nitride withgallium nitride to yieldindium gallium nitride .Quantum dot s can be formed in a monolayer of indium arsenide onindium phosphide orgallium arsenide . The mismatches oflattice constant s of the materials create tensions in the surface layer, which in turn leads to formation of the quantum dots. [ [http://oemagazine.com/fromTheMagazine/feb02/eyeontech.html oe magazine - eye on technology ] ] Quantum dots can also be formed in indium gallium arsenide, as indium arsenide dots sitting in the gallium arsenide matrix.Researchers at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University in Sweden have developed a prototype transistor using indium arsenide. [http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/nanotechnology/3968.html]
ee also
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Indium phosphide
*Indium antimonide
*Gallium arsenide References
External links
* [http://www.ioffe.rssi.ru/SVA/NSM/Semicond/InAs/index.html Ioffe institute data archive entry]
* [http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/31/312/ncsr/materials/inas.asp National Compound Semiconductor Roadmap] entry for InAs at ONR web site
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