Description
A silver metal which is liquid at temperatures not far above room temperature. First discovered in 1875.
Indium does not occur as a free element in nature but as compounds in zinc ores in trace amounts.
Gallium is recovered as a byproduct during aluminium production.
Forms Supplied
Pure metal:
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99.99% (4N) purity
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99.999% (5N) purity
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99.9999% (6N) high purity
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99.99999% (7N) ultra high purity
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99.999999% (8N) ultra high purity MBE grade
Compounds:
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Gallium oxide (Ga2O3)
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Gallium trichloride (GaCl3)
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Gallium (III) sulphate (Ga2(SO4)3)
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Gallium (III) nitrate hydrate (Ga(NO3)3 · xH2O)
Typical Applications
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III/V-semiconductor materials such as gallium antimonide (GaSb), gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN).
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Manufacture of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS), a thin-film photovoltaic material.
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Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) source material.
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Gallium trichloride (GaCl3) is an organic precursor compound for metalorganic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD).
