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Lanthanum(III) fluoride

anhydrous, powder, 99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Lanthanum fluoride, Lanthanum trifluoride

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Linear Formula:
LaF3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
195.90
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23
Assay:
99.99% trace metals basis
grade:
anhydrous
form:
powder

grade

anhydrous

Quality Level

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: lanthanum

impurities

≤200.0 ppm Trace Rare Earth Analysis

density

5.936 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

F[La](F)F

InChI

1S/3FH.La/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3

InChI key

BYMUNNMMXKDFEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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Application

Employed extensively in the preparation and study of fluoride glasses.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Sri Sivakumar et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(36), 12464-12465 (2005-09-08)
White light was generated from a single silica thin film made with Yb0.75La0.2Eu0.05F3, La0.45Yb0.5Er0.05F3, and La0.75Yb0.2Tm0.05F3 nanoparticles by exciting with a single source near-infrared light (980 nm CW diode laser). Eu3+ and Tm3+ ions are responsible for red and blue
Journal of Materials Science Letters, 15, 21-21 (1996)
Anne-Laure Rollet et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 10(22), 3222-3228 (2008-05-27)
The local structures of molten lanthanum alkali fluoride binaries have been studied using HT NMR technique. The chemical shifts of (19)F, (23)Na and (139)La in solid and in liquid have been compared for AF (A = alkali) and LaF(3). In
Radiative lifetime modification of LaF₃:Nd nanoparticles embedded in 3D silicon photonic crystals.
Hailong Ning et al.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 24(23), OP153-OP158 (2012-05-10)
Andy Y H Lo et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129(15), 4687-4700 (2007-03-28)
Multinuclear solid-state NMR spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments are applied to comprehensively characterize a series of pure and lanthanide-doped LaF3 nanoparticles (NPs) that are capped with di-n-octadectyldithiophosphate ligands (Ln3+ = diamagnetic Y3+ and Sc3+ and paramagnetic Yb3+ ions)

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