Product Name
Gallium arsenide
Category
Electronic Materials; Substrates and Electrode Materials
Description
Gallium arsenide appears as dark gray crystals with a metallic greenish-blue sheen or gray powder. Melting point 85.6°F (29.78°C).;Dark gray crystals with a metallic greenish-blue sheen or gray powder.
IUPAC Name
gallanylidynearsane
Molecular Weight
144.64g/mol
Molecular Formula
GaAs;GaAs;AsGa
Canonical SMILES
[Ga]#[As]
InChI Key
JBRZTFJDHDCESZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Melting Point
2260 °F (NTP, 1992);1238 °C;2260°F
Density
5.31 at 77 °F (NTP, 1992);5.3176 @ 25 °C;5.31
Solubility
less than 1 mg/mL at 68° F (NTP, 1992);<1 mg/mg in DMSO, 95% ethanol, methanol, and acetone; soluble in hydrochloric acid;In water, <1 mg/ml @ 20 °C
Color/Form
Cubic crystals, dark gray with metallic sheen;Gray cubic crystals
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
MeSH Entry Terms
GaAs;gallium arsenate;gallium arsenide
Monoisotopic Mass
143.84717g/mol
Odor
Garlic odor when moistened
Other Experimental
Hardness 4.5; thermal expansion coefficient: 5.9x10-6; thermal conductivity 0.52 watt units; specific heat 0.086 cal/g/deg c; intrinsic electron concn 10+7; energy gap @ room temp 1.38 electron volts; electron mobility 8800 square cm/volt sec; effective mass for electrons 0.06 m(-0);Lattice constant 5.6-54 Angstroms; dielectric constant 11.1; intrinsic resistivity @ 300 deg K= 3.7X10+8 ohm-cm; electron lattice mobility @ 300 deg K= 10,000 square cm/volt-sec; intrinsic charge density @ 300 deg K= 1.4X10+6/cc; electron diffusion constant @ 300 deg K= 310 square cm/sec; hole diffusion constant= 11.5 square cm/sec;Electroluminescent in infrared light;Forms a hydrate which is orthorhombic and it can form acidic salts