Ytterbium Fluoride| Manufacturer| YbF3| CAS 13860-80-0

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Ytterbium Fluoride (YbF₃) is a chemical compound composed of ytterbium, a rare earth element, and fluorine. It is typically found as a white crystalline solid. Insoluble in water and cold acids, soluble in hot dilute acids. It is used to make special alloys, ceramic dielectrics, industrial luminescent carbon rods, special glasses and catalysts.

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Thulium Fluoride

Ytterbium Fluoride

Formula: YbF3

CAS No.: 13860-80-0

Molecular Weight: 230.04

Density: 8.20 g/cm3

Melting point: 1,052° C

Appearance: White powder

Solubility: Insoluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids

Stability: Slightly hygroscopic

Multilingual: YtterbiumFluorid, Fluorure De Ytterbium, Fluoruro Del Yterbio

Ytterbium fluoride (also known as ytterbium trifluoride) is a chemical compound with the formula YbF3. It is a rare earth fluoride and a white solid material with a cubic crystal structure. Ytterbium fluoride is used as a material for making phosphors for use in cathode ray tubes and fluorescent lamps, as a dopant in semiconductor devices, and as a catalyst. It is also used in the production of specialty glasses and as a component of laser materials.

Specification

Grade	99.9999%	99.999%	99.99%	99.9%
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Yb2O3 /TREO (% min.)	99.9999	99.999	99.99	99.9
TREO (% min.)	81	81	81	81
Rare Earth Impurities	ppm max.	ppm	ppm max.	% max.
Tb4O7/TREO Dy2O3/TREO Ho2O3/TREO Er2O3/TREO Tm2O3/TREO Lu2O3/TREO Y2O3/TREO	0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1	1 1 1 5 5 1 3	5 5 10 25 30 50 10	0.005 0.005 0.005 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.005
Non-Rare Earth Impurities	ppm max.	ppm max.	ppm max.	% max.
Fe2O3 SiO2 CaO Cl- NiO ZnO PbO	1 10 10 30 1 1 1	3 15 15 100 2 3 2	5 50 100 300 5 10 5	0.1 0.1 0.1 0.05 0.001 0.001 0.001

Application

Ytterbium Fluoride| Manufacturer| YbF3| CAS 13860-80-0

Application

Ytterbium Fluoride is applied to numerous fiber amplifier and fiber optic technologies, High purity grades are widely applied as a doping agent for garnet crystals in lasers a important colourant in glasses and porcelain enamel glazes. Ytterbium Fluoride is a water insoluble Ytterbium source for use in oxygen-sensitive applications, such as metal production.

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