246999

Ytterbium(III) oxide

99.9% trace metals basis

• Synonym(s): Ytterbia, Ytterbium oxide
• Linear Formula: Yb₂O₃
• CAS Number: 1314-37-0
• Molecular Weight: 394.08
• EC Number: 215-234-0
• MDL number: MFCD00011290
• UNSPSC Code: 12352303
• PubChem Substance ID: 24854840
• NACRES: NA.23

Properties

• Assay: 99.9% trace metals basis
• form: powder
• reaction suitability: reagent type: catalyst; core: ytterbium
• SMILES string: O=[Yb]O[Yb]=O
• InChI: 1S/3O.2Yb
• InChI key: FIXNOXLJNSSSLJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Ytterbium(III) oxide (Yb₂O₃) is a wide bandgap(~3.26eV) material with high thermal stability, suitable for optoelectronic devices. It can be a potential host material for development of phosphors and solid-state lighting technologies. Furthermore, Yb₂O₃ nanofibers are being explored for renewable energy applications, particularly in enhancing the efficiency of solar cells and photocatalytic processes.

Application

• Ytterbium (III) oxide reinforced novel TeO2–B2O3–V2O5 glass system: Investigation of the optical, structural, physical, and thermal properties of ytterbium oxide reinforced glass, highlighting improvements in material performance (Kilic et al., 2021).
• Sonochemical preparation of a ytterbium oxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite for supercapacitors with enhanced capacitive performance: Discusses the synthesis and application of ytterbium oxide/graphene nanocomposites in energy storage devices (Naderi et al., 2016).

Safety Information

• 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