On Compounding, Zone refining, and Crystal growing of Indium Antimonide

Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Trombay, Bombay 400085 Manuscript received 20 September 1967 ; accepted 11 November 1967 The intermetallic Compound Indium Antimonide belonging to gr.III — gr.V of the periodic table has been studied. The compounding techniques, methods used to overcome crucible cracking, Zone refining operations and their effect on physical parameters like resistivity, and Bridgman method of crystal growing are described