[en] The quadrupole interaction of ¹¹⁷In in Zn was studied at various temperatures between 77⁰K and 673⁰K. The 89-345 keV gamma-ray cascade through the 660 keV level of ¹¹⁷In with spin 3/2 and half life 54 ns was used to study the interaction employing time differential perturbed angular correlation technique. The interaction frequency νsub(q) at room temperature was found to be νsub(q) = 183 +- 2 MHz. The frequencies at various temperatures were obtained and compared with those obtained by putting other probe nuclei in Zn metal. The quadrupole interaction was seen to decrease at higher temperatures whereas the field gradient due to lattice ions is expected to increase. The electric field gradient at ¹¹⁷In in Zn was estimated to be 357.4 x 10¹³ esu/cm³ at room temperature using the known value of the quadrupole moment of the 660 keV level. The contribution due to the lattice ions was calculated to be -127.4 x 10¹³ esu/cm³. From this the contribution of the conduction electrons to the electric field gradient could be estimated. (author)