antimonide

[ an-tuh-muh-nahyd, -nid ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a binary compound containing antimony and a second element, usually a metal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antimonide¹

First recorded in 1860–65; antimon(y) + -ide ( def )

Example Sentences

China’s controls, to take effect from August 1, will apply to eight gallium-related products: gallium antimonide, gallium arsenide, gallium metal, gallium nitride, gallium oxide, gallium phosphide, gallium selenide and indium gallium arsenide.

From Reuters

Thanks to the unusual electronic properties of the indium antimonide, the researchers can control the flow of electrons across the bridge using a perpendicular magnetic field.

From Nature

For one thing, indium antimonide, the semiconductor crucial to the circuits, doesn’t lend itself well to manufacturing processes used to make modern electronics, according to Junichi Murota, a researcher working with nanoelectronics at Tohoku University in Japan.

From Nature

In his group's set-up, indium antimonide nanowires are connected to a circuit with a gold contact at one end and a slice of superconductor at the other, and then exposed to a moderately strong magnetic field.

From Scientific American

When passed into silver nitrate solution it gives a black precipitate of silver antimonide, SbAg3.

From Project Gutenberg