Ytterbium Fluoride(YbF3)
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
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.
Specification
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Grade |
99.9999% |
99.999% |
99.99% |
99.9% |
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION |
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Yb2O3 /TREO (% min.) |
99.9999 |
99.999 |
99.99 |
99.9 |
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TREO (% min.) |
81 |
81 |
81 |
81 |
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Rare Earth Impurities |
ppm max. |
ppm |
ppm max. |
% max. |
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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 |
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Non-Rare Earth Impurities |
ppm max. |
ppm max. |
ppm max. |
% max. |
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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 |