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Zinc antimonide

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powder, -80 mesh, 99.9% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Zinc tetraantimonide, Zn4Sb3

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Zn4Sb3
CAS Number:
12039-42-8
Molecular Weight:
626.84
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
329765733
NACRES:
NA.23

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99.9% trace metals basis

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powder

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particle size

-80 mesh

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SMILES string

[Zn+2].[Zn+2].[Zn+2].[Zn+].[Sb-3].[Sb-3].[Sb-3]

InChI

1S/3Sb.4Zn/q3*-3;+1;3*+2

InChI key

SZFDATULCDXOQB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

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Zinc antimonide (Zn4Sb3) is a p-type high-performance thermoelectric (TE) material, which is of interest because of its low cost, relatively large abundance, low toxicity, and low thermal conductivity. It can be used as an anode for lithium-ion batteries.[1][2][3][4]

Application

Zn4Sb3 is one of the most efficient thermoelectric material mainly due to its extraordinarily low thermal conductivity in conjunction with the electronic structure of a heavily doped semiconductor. It can be doped with different elements like Pb, Sb etc to further enhance its thermopower.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

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WGK 3

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Johanna Nylén et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126(50), 16306-16307 (2004-12-17)
beta-Zn4Sb3 is an outstanding thermoelectric material mainly due to its extraordinarily low thermal conductivity, which is similar to that of glasses. Recently it was proposed that interstitial Zn atoms are responsible for this peculiar behavior. Here we report on the
Zinc antimonide thin films prepared by ion beam sputtering deposition using ternary layers annealing method
Zheng Z, et al.
Journal of alloys and compounds, 594(13), 122-126 (2014)
Electrochemical properties of Zn4Sb3 as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Zhao X, et al.
Journal of Materials Science Letters, 19(10), 851-853 (2000)
Tang,
Journal of Electronic Materials, 41(6), 1091-1091 (2012)
G Jeffrey Snyder et al.
Nature materials, 3(7), 458-463 (2004-06-29)
By converting waste heat into electricity, thermoelectric generators could be an important part of the solution to today's energy challenges. The compound Zn(4)Sb(3) is one of the most efficient thermoelectric materials known. Its high efficiency results from an extraordinarily low
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