Study on Properties of Alloys with Gallium, Antimony and Zinc from Recycling

• Authors: Irma Dervišević , Duško Minić , Milan Kolarević , Željko Kamberović , Mirjana Ristić
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Alloys with gallium, antimony and zinc, whose elements, metal constituent WEEE (they are specified for mobile phones) are particularly important for developing photoelectron devices, simple reproductive methods of producing p-n structures GaSb, also for production and construction of photo-wave cells in solar panels and they are also processes which develop ceramic semiconductors. In addition, these alloys represent possible substitute for standard lead-tin seam. For the complete definition of the properties of the ternary Ga-Sb-Zn system there were performed many researches of the alloys. The microstructures of the alloys were investigated by usage of SEM with EDS and optic microscopy. By usage of CALPHAD method there was detected the isothermal cross-section at 25ºC. The GaSb has similarities in the properties and behaviour with GaAs, and it is a potential material for the construction of the p-n diode, the photo-wave and thermo-photo-wave cells in solar panels and LCDs. Newly developed materials have been recommended as an adequate replacement for lead and arsenic, which are very dangerous and harmful metals.

PL

Stopy zawierające gal, antymon i cynk, będące metalicznymi składnikami e-odpadów (są wykorzystywane zwłaszcza w telefonach komórkowych), są szczególnie ważne w budowie urządzeń fotoelektrycznych, w wytwarzaniu struktur p-n GaSb, także w produkcji ogniw fotowoltaicznych i w wytwarzaniu półprzewodników ceramicznych. Ponadto stopy te mogą zastąpić standardowe stopy ołowiowo-cynowe. Dla pełnego określenia właściwości trójskładnikowego układu Ga-Sb-Zn badania stopów przeprowadzono w wielu powtórzeniach. Mikrostruktury stopów badano z wykorzystaniem SEM z EDS i mikroskopii optycznej. Dzięki wykorzystaniu metody CALPHAD stworzono diagram fazowy dla temperatury 25ºC. GaSb wykazuje podobne właściwości i zachowanie do GaAs, a to stwarza możliwość wykorzystania tego stopu do budowy diod p-n, elementów fotoelektrycznych i termofotoelektrycznych, wykorzystywanych w panelach słonecznych i LCD. Nowo opracowane materiały są zalecane jako odpowiednie zamienniki ołowiu i arsenu, które są metalami bardzo niebezpiecznymi i szkodliwymi.

Keywords

EN

Ga-Sb-Zn alloys; characteristics and behavior; usage of new materials in LCDs; replacement of lead and arsenic

PL

Ga-Sb-Zn; właściwości i zachowanie; wykorzystanie nowych materiałów w technologii LCD; zastąpienie ołowiu i arsenu

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 579-599

Dates

published

1 - 09 - 2013

online

08 - 10 - 2013

Contributors

author

Irma Dervišević

• Faculty of Technical Science, University of Priština, Kos. Mitrovica, Serbia

author

Duško Minić

• Faculty of Technical Science, University of Priština, Kos. Mitrovica, Serbia

author

Milan Kolarević

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Serbia

author

Željko Kamberović

• Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Serbia

author

Mirjana Ristić

• Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Serbia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/eces-2013-0042