What is Aluminium antimonide?
{{chembox | Name = Aluminium antimonide | ImageFile = Aluminium-antimonide-unit-cell.png | ImageSize = | IUPACName = | OtherNames = | Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers | SMILES = [Al]#[Sb] | ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}} | ChemSpiderID = 82452 | InChI = 1/Al.Sb/rAlSb/c1-2 | InChIKey = LVQULNGDVIKLPK-XFZGNPHIAJ | StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChI = 1S/Al.Sb | StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChIKey = LVQULNGDVIKLPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}} | CASNo = 25152-52-7 | PubChem = 91307 | RTECS = }} | Section2 = {{Chembox Properties | Formula = AlSb | MolarMass = 148.742 g/mol | Appearance = black crystals | Density = 4.26 g/cm<sup>3</sup> | Solubility = insoluble | MeltingPt = 1060 °C | BoilingPt = 2467 °C | pKa = | Viscosity = | BandGap = 1.58 eV | RefractIndex = 3.3 }} | Section3 = {{Chembox Structure | MolShape = | Coordination = Tetrahedral | CrystalStruct = [[Zincblende (crystal structure)|Zinc blende]] | SpaceGroup = ''T''<sup>2</sup><sub>d</sub>-''F''-4''3m'' | Dipole = }} | Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards | ExternalMSDS = [http://www.mpbio.com/includes/msds/ansi/en/213426-en-ansi.pdf MSDS] | MainHazards = | FlashPt = | RPhrases = | SPhrases = | NFPA-H = 0 | NFPA-F = 3 | NFPA-R = 1 | Autoignition = 590 °C }} | Section8 = {{Chembox Related | OtherAnions = | OtherCations = | OtherCpds = }} }} '''Aluminium antimonide''' is a [[chemical compound]]. Its chemical formula is AlSb. It has [[aluminium]] and [[antimonide]] [[ion]]s in it. Compounds like it, such as gallium antimonide and indium antimonide can be made into [[LED]]<nowiki/>s and detectors for [[Infrared]] radiation but aluminium antimonide doesn't work as well. It is used instead to make the other compounds work better by stopping defects forming as they are made. ==Properties== Aluminium antimonide is a black solid. It is a [[semiconductor]]. It reacts with [[aci