GaInAsSb - Gallium Indium Arsenide Antimonide

Basic Parameters

    Remarks Referens
Crystal structure Zinc Blende  
Group of symmetry Td2-F43m  

To estimate the value of any parameter b of one can use an approximate formula:
b(x,y)~= xy bGaAs +(1-x)y bInAs + x(1-y) bGaSb +(1-x)(1-y) bInSb
 
 
Adachi (1987)
Number of atoms in 1 cm3 3.53·1022 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb.
Mikhailova M.P. (1999)
  3.59·1022 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs.
 
Bulk modulus 5.7·1011 dyn cm-2 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb Mikhailova M.P. (1999)
  5.8·1011 dyn cm-2 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs.  
Debye temperature ~270 K 300 K; compositions lattice-matched
to GaSb and InAs
 
Density (5.69-0.08x) g cm-3 300 K; compositions lattice-matched
to GaSb. see also Mechanical properties
 
Melting point, Tm ~= 1100° C    
Specific heat ~0.25 J g-1°C -1 300K  
Dielectric constant (static) 15.3+0.4x 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb.
Mikhailova M.P. (1999)
  15.15+0.35x 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs..
Dielectric constant (high frequency) 12.6+1.8x 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb.
  12.3+1.8x 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs.
 
Infrared refractive index ~=3.51+0.25y 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs.
see aso Refractive index n vs. photon energy
 
Radiative recombination coefficient ~ 10-10 cm3 s-1 300 K  
Optical phonon energy ~= 0.03 meV 300 K  
Energy gaps, Eg
(0.29 -0.65x+0.6x2) eV 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb.
Mikhailova M.P. (1999)

(0.36 -0.23x+0.54x2) eV 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs.
 
Electron affinity (4.87 -0.81x) eV 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb.  
  (4.9 -0.83x) eV 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs.  
Effective conduction band density of states 2.5x1019 (0.022+0.03x -0.012x2)3/2 cm-3 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb.
 
  2.5x1019 (0.023+0.032x -0.012x2)3/2 cm-3 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs.
 
Effective valence band density of states 2.5x1019 (0.41+0.16x +0.23x2) 3/2 cm-3 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb.
 
  2.5x1019 (0.41+0.14x +0.23x2) 3/2 cm-3 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs.
 
Effective electron mass   me 0.022 -0.03x +0.012x2 mo 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb
Mikhailova M.P. (1999)
  0.023 -0.032x +0.012x2 mo 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs
 
Effective hole masses (heavy) mh mh ~= 0.4 mo 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb  
  mh ~= 0.41 mo 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs  
Effective hole masses (light) mlp mlp ~= (0.025 +0.025x) mo
300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb  
  mlp ~= (0.026 +0.026x) mo
300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs  
Effective hole masses (split-off band) ms mso ~= *** mo 300K  
Lattice constant 6.0959 A 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb
 
  6.0583 A 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to InAs
see also Lattice properties
 
Auger recombination coefficient
2 x 10-27(InAsSb)-- 5x10-30(GaSb) cm6/s 300 K; compositions lattice-matched to GaSb