LANTHANUM BORIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

2210 °C

Density 

2.61 g/cm3 at 25 °C (lit.)

form 

powder

color 

Very dark blue

Specific Gravity

2.61

Resistivity

17.4 (ρ/μΩ.cm)

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water, HCl.

Crystal Structure

Cubic

CAS DataBase Reference

12008-21-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Lanthanum boride (LaB6), (OC-6-11)- (12008-21-8)

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

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LANTHANUM BORIDE Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Lanthanum Boride is mainly made into Lanthanum Boride (LaB6) hot cathode which electronic source is used as electronic source for electron microscopy, electron-beam exposure machine. LaB6 is also used as a size/strain standard in X-ray powder diffraction to calibrate instrumental broadening of diffraction peaks. Lanthanum Boride powder can be further processed to various shapes of rods, tubes, discs and special designed form.

Chemical Properties

very dark blue powder

Physical properties

Wear-resistant; Major uses: semiconducting, thermoionic conductor film.

Uses

Lanthanum boride is employed in hot cathodes, which enact and includes electron microscopes, microwave tubes, electron lithography, electron beam welding, X-ray tubes, and free electron lasers. It is administered as a size or strain standard in X-ray powder diffraction to calibrate instrumental broadening of diffraction peaks. It exercises as a superconductor. It has a great potential as a thermionic emitter in renewable energy applications. It is widely used in teleran, electronic industry, instrument, medical equipment, metallurgy and enviromental protection.

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