Erbium(III) oxide Chemical Properties

Melting point:

2400°C

Boiling point:

3000℃

Density 

8.64 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor pressure 

0Pa at 25℃

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature

solubility 

Soluble in acids

form 

Powder

Specific Gravity

8.64

color 

rose

Water Solubility 

insoluble

Sensitive 

Hygroscopic

Crystal Structure

Sc2O3 type

crystal system

Cube

Merck 

14,3646

Space group

Ia3

Lattice constant

a/nm	b/nm	c/nm	α/o	β/o	γ/o	V/nm3
1.0547	1.0547	1.0547	90	90	90	1.1732

InChIKey

VQCBHWLJZDBHOS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

12061-16-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Erbium oxide (Er2O3) (12061-16-4)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

36/37-24/25-36-26

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

KD9250000

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

28469019

Toxicity

rat,LD50,oral,> 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg),Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. Vol. 12, Pg. 619, 1993.

MSDS

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Erbium(III) oxide Usage And Synthesis

Description

Erbium(III) oxide (Er2O3) is a member of rare-earth sesquioxides. Er2O3 powder has a pink appearance and the crystal structure of the material is generally known to be cubic. Erbium oxide found to be insoluble in water and soluble in mineral acids. Er2O3 provides various excellent properties such as high dielectric constant (≈14), high mechanical strength, high chemical and thermal stability in contact with Si, wide bandgap (~5.4 eV), substantial hardness and high transparency in visible light.

Chemical Properties

Pink powder that readily absorbs moisture and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. infusible. Insoluble in water; slightly soluble in mineral acids.
Erbium(III) oxide (Er2O3), a pink solid, is a compound of erbium sometimes used as a colouring for glasses and a dopant for optical fibres and optical amplifiers. It was partially isolated by Carl Gustaf Mosander in 1843, and first obtained in pure form in 1905 by Georges Urbain and Charles James.

Uses

Erbium(III) oxide is used for vacuum deposition electrical, optical and photoluminescenc, gate dielectrics in semi conductor devices, and in Biomedicine.

Uses

Erbium (III) oxide also called Erbia, an important colourant in glasses and porcelain enamel glazes. High purity Erbium Oxide are widely applied as dopant in making optical fibre and amplifier. It is particularly useful as an amplifier for fiber optic data transfer. Erbium Oxide has a pink color, and is sometimes used as a colorant for glass, cubic zirconia and porcelain. The glass is then often used in sunglasses and cheap jewelry.
Erbium (III) oxide is easy to produce other Erbium compounds with this material. It has been used to impart a pink shade to glass and porcelain.

Application

Erbium(III) oxide are utilized in different applications such as protective materials and in corrosion-resistant coatings, electrically insulating coating material, sensing membranes for pH detection, alternative gate oxides to replace silicon oxide in metal oxide semiconductor devices, display monitors, optical communication, Hall effect sensors, imaging in biological systems, and probing solution complexation properties. Furthermore, Er2O3 exhibits a good catalytic performance during the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene.

Flammability and Explosibility

Non flammable

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