Thermal properties of Indium Antimonide (InSb)

InSb - Indium Antimonide

Thermal properties

Bulk modulus 4.7·1011 dyn cm-1
Melting point 527 °C
Specific heat 0.2 J g-1°C-1
Thermal conductivity 0.18 W cm-1 °C-1
Thermal diffusivity 0.16 cm2 s-1
Thermal expansion, linear 5.37·10-6 °C-1


Temperature dependence of thermal conductivity n-InSb. Electron concentration at 78 K n (cm-3):
1. 2·1014;
2. 4.8·1016;
3. 4·1018.
(Kosarev et al. [1971]).
Solid line shows the temperature dependence of thermal conductivity at high temperatures (Busch and Steigmeier [1961]).
Temperature dependence of thermal conductivity p-InSb.
Electron concentration at 78K p (cm-3):
1. 2.7·1014;
2. 5.3·1015;
3. 7.2·1017;
4. 6·1018.
(Kosarev et al. [1971]).
Temperature dependence of specific heat at constant pressure.
1. - (Piesbergen [1963]);
2. - (Okhotin et al. [1972]);
Temperature dependence of linear expansion coefficient (low temperatures)
(Sparks and Swenson [1967]).
Temperature dependence of linear expansion coefficient (high temperatures)
(Gibbons [1958]).
Temperature dependence of Sb saturation vapor pressure
(Nesmeyanov et al. [1960]).
Melting point Tm = 800K.