Zinc antimonide

Zinc antimonide^[1]
Names
	IUPAC name Zinc antimonide
Identifiers
CAS Number	12039-35-9 ZnSb ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.031.708
EC Number	234-893-5 (ZnSb);
PubChem CID	6336886 ZnSb; 117064435 Zn4Sb3;
UN number	1459
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2065206 ;
	SMILES [Zn].[Zn+2].[Zn+2].[Zn+2].[Sb].[Sb].[Sb];
Properties
Chemical formula	ZnSb, Zn3Sb2, Zn4Sb3
Molar mass	434.06 g/mol
Appearance	silver-white orthorhombic crystals
Density	6.33 g/cm3
Melting point	546 °C (1,015 °F; 819 K) (565 °C, 563 °C)
Solubility in water	reacts
Band gap	0.56 eV (ZnSb), 1.2eV (Zn4Sb3)
Structure
Crystal structure	Orthorhombic, oP16
Space group	Pbca, No. 61
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Zinc antimonide is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is ZnSb. It has zinc and antimonide ions in it.

Properties

Zinc antimonide is a gray solid. Its properties are between an alloy and a salt. It reacts with water to make stibine. It is a reducing agent. It is a semiconductor.

It is made by heating zinc and antimony. It is used in transistors and infrared detectors.

↑ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 4–95, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2