Aluminium arsenide

Orange solid

Fixed

3.81 g · cm -3

1740 ° C

Risk

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Aluminum arsenide is an inorganic chemical compound from the group of aluminum arsenide.

Production and representation

Aluminum arsenide can be obtained by reacting aluminum with arsenic.

Properties

Aluminum arsenide is an orange solid, which is stable in the absence of moisture. It has a crystal structure of zinc blende type (a = 56.2 pm ) with the space group F43m. It is a semiconductor.

Use

Aluminum arsenide is used in the semiconductor industry.