Ytterbium 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 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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Product Code 7040 7041 7043 7045
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
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