GALLIUM NITRIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

800 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

decomposes at >600℃ [KIR78]

Density 

6.1

refractive index 

2.70 (27℃)

form 

Powder

color 

Yellow

Water Solubility 

Slightly soluble in hot concentrated sulfuric acid and hot conc. sodium hydroxide. Insoluble in water and dilute acids.

Sensitive 

Moisture Sensitive

Crystal Structure

Hexagonal, Wurtzite (Zincite) Structure - Space Group P 63mc

Merck 

14,4351

Stability:

Stability Store under dry argon. Water and moisture sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

InChI

InChI=1S/Ga.N

InChIKey

JMASRVWKEDWRBT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

N#[Ga]

CAS DataBase Reference

25617-97-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Gallium nitride (GaN) (25617-97-4)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

LW9640000

F 

10-21

TSCA 

Yes

Toxicity

mouse,LDLo,intraperitoneal,5gm/kg (5000mg/kg),Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. Vol. 9(6), Pg. 45, 1965.

MSDS

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GALLIUM NITRIDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

yellow powder

Uses

Gallium nitride (GaN) is a wide band gap semiconducting material, which can be used in the development of a variety of electronic devices, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), and field effect transistors (FETs). It can also be used as a transition metal dopant for spintronics-based applications.

Uses

Blue and UV light emitter with applications in semiconductor devices including: LEDs, laser diodes, lighting, displays, and data storage.

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