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indium antimonide

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indium antimonide [′in·dē·əm ‚an′tim·ə‚nīd]
(inorganic chemistry)
InSb Crystals that melt at 535°C; an intermetallic compound having semiconductor properties and the highest room-temperature electron mobility of any known material; used in Hall-effect and magnetoresistive devices and as an infrared detector.


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CRYSTALS (DIFFRACTION) THE most common materials used by the company are silicon and germanium, but other materials such as indium antimonide, gallium arsenide and indium phosphide can be specified.
The new detectors replace the singleinfrared sensor used in rastering with an array of indium antimonide sensors about the size of a flake of confetti.
Judson manufactures high performance infrared detectors utilizing a wide variety of materials such as Mercury Cadmium Telluride (HgCdTe), Indium Antimonide (InSb), and Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs), as well as tactical dewar and cooler assemblies and other specialized standard products for military, space, industrial and scientific applications.
 
 
 
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