Gallium Arsenide

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf compound
gptkbp:application optical devices
photodetectors
high-frequency electronics
microwave devices
gptkbp:characteristics low thermal conductivity
high electron mobility
direct bandgap semiconductor
high radiation resistance
gptkbp:chemicalFormula GaAs
gptkbp:composedOf Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy
Liquid Phase Epitaxy
Molecular_Beam_Epitaxy
Metal-Organic_Chemical_Vapor_Deposition
gptkbp:constructionMaterial 1.42 eV
gptkbp:dissolved insoluble in water
gptkbp:distribution 5.32 g/cm³
gptkbp:environmentalImpact 0.46 W/(m·K)
recycling challenges
10^6 S/m
toxic arsenic
gptkbp:established J._E._McCaldin
gptkbp:hasFacilities 144.64 g/mol
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gallium Arsenide
gptkbp:iceClass 2500 °C
1238 °C
gptkbp:market LED technology
telecommunications industry
defense applications
growing solar energy sector
high demand in electronics
gptkbp:material gptkb:Gallium_Phosphide
Aluminum
Indium
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Indium_Gallium_Arsenide
gptkb:Gallium_Nitride
Silicon
Cadmium Telluride
gptkbp:releaseYear 1952
gptkbp:rootSystem zinc blende
gptkbp:uses LEDs
semiconductors
laser diodes
solar cells