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Is Gallium arsenide vegetarian?

Gallium arsenide

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Gallium arsenide is a III-V direct band gap semiconductor compound with a zinc blende crystal structure, used in electronics and optoelectronics. It is an inorganic synthetic material with no animal origin.

Also known as GaAs
INCI name Gallium arsenide
CAS number 1303-00-0
EC number 215-114-8
CosIng ID 97746
Last reviewed 10 July 2026

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