Nickel antimonide belongs to the family of pnictides-intermetallic compounds of 3 d transition metals with Group V elements. In nature, nickel antimonide occurs as the mineral breithauptite. In recent years, pnictides have been used in heterostructures composed of a ferromagnetic intermetallic compound and semiconductor, which have considerable potential for application in spintronics [1-3].According to earlier results [4], nickel antimonide melts congruently at 1153 ° C and has a rather broad homogeneity range: it dissolves 3 at % Sb and Ӎ 4 at % Ni.Czochralski-grown NiSb single crystals [5] had a rather low structural perfection and consisted of mosaic blocks. It was of interest to develop a process for the growth of large, high-quality NiSb single crystals suitable for the fabrication of substrates.Abstract -Structurally perfect NiSb single crystals Ӎ 25 mm in diameter and 250 mm in length were grown by the Bridgman method. Polishing etch compositions were selected for the preparation of NiSb substrate surfaces.

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