Boron arsenide

Crystal structure
	__ B 3+ __ As 3−
General
Surname	Boron arsenide (ambiguous); Boron arsenide;
Ratio formula	BAs
Brief description	brown solid
External identifiers / databases
Wikidata	Q866825
properties
Molar mass	85.733 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	5.22 g cm −3
Melting point	1100 ° C (decomposition)
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Boron arsenide is a III-V compound semiconductor consisting of the two elements boron and arsenic . There are two different chemical compounds known under this name which have the empirical formula BAs and B ₁₂ As ₂ ( boron arsenide ).

Extraction and presentation

Boron arsenide can be obtained by reacting boron with arsenic at 1200 ° C under high pressure.

properties

Boron arsenide is a semiconductor with a zincblende structure and a band gap of 1.5 eV.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dale L. Perry: Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, Second Edition . Taylor & Francis US, 2011, ISBN 1-4398-1462-7 , pp. 73 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
↑ Jiro Osugi, Kiyoshi Shimizu, Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Kosaku Kadono: Preparation and chemical properties of cubic boron arsenide, BAs. In: The Review of Physical Chemistry of Japan , Vol. 36, No. 1, 1966.
^ AF Holleman , E. Wiberg , N. Wiberg : Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry . 101st edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-11-012641-9 , p. 1053.
↑ GLW Hart, A. Zunger: Electronic Structure of BAs and Boride III-V Alloys . In: Physical Review B . 62, No. 20, 2000, pp. 13522-13537. arxiv : cond-mat / 0009063 . doi : 10.1103 / PhysRevB.62.13522 .

[Dale_L._Perry-1] Dale L. Perry: Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, Second Edition . Taylor & Francis US, 2011, ISBN 1-4398-1462-7 , pp. 73 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[NV-2] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[Osugi-3] Jiro Osugi, Kiyoshi Shimizu, Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Kosaku Kadono: Preparation and chemical properties of cubic boron arsenide, BAs. In: The Review of Physical Chemistry of Japan , Vol. 36, No. 1, 1966.

[Arnold_F._Holleman,_Egon_Wiberg,_Nils_Wiberg-4] AF Holleman , E. Wiberg , N. Wiberg : Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry . 101st edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-11-012641-9 , p. 1053.

[hart1-5] GLW Hart, A. Zunger: Electronic Structure of BAs and Boride III-V Alloys . In: Physical Review B . 62, No. 20, 2000, pp. 13522-13537. arxiv : cond-mat / 0009063 . doi : 10.1103 / PhysRevB.62.13522 .