Ytterbium oxide
Yb2O3
1314-37-0

Product	Product Code	Order or Specifications
99% Ytterbium Oxide	YB-OX-01
99.9% Ytterbium Oxide	YB-OX-03
99.99% Ytterbium Oxide	YB-OX-04
99.999% Ytterbium Oxide	YB-OX-05

Ytterbium Oxide is a highly insoluble thermally stable Ytterbium source suitable for glass, optic Ultra High Purity (99.99+%) Oxide Powder

Ultra High Purity (99.99+%) Oxide Powder

and ceramic applications. Ytterbium Oxide is generally immediately available in most volumes. Ultra high purity, high purity, submicron and nanopowder forms may be considered. Ytterbium is applied to fiber amplifier and fiber optic technologies and in lasing applications. It has a single dominant absorption band at 985 in the infra-red useful in silicon photocells to convert radiant energy to electricity. Oxide compounds are not conductive to electricity. However, certain perovskite structured oxides are electronically conductive finding application in the cathode of solid oxide fuel cells and oxygen generation systems. Rare Earth oxide compounds are basic anhydrides and can therefore react with acids and with strong reducing agents in redox reactions. They are compounds containing at least one oxygen anion and one metallic cation. They are typically insoluble in aqueous solutions (water) and extremely stable making them useful in ceramic structures as simple as producing clay bowls to advanced electronics and in light weight structural components in aerospace and electrochemical applications such as fuel cells in which they exhibit ionic conductivity. Ytterbium oxide is also available in pellets, pieces, powder, sputtering targets, and tablets. Additional technical, research and safety (MSDS) information is available.

Ytterbium has 2 valency state, +2 +3. The electronic configuration is [Xe]4f¹⁴6s². In its metallic form Ytterbium's CAS number is 7440-64-4 and its standard state @ 20 ºC is a solid. The Ytterbium atom has a radius of 194 pm and it's Van der Waals radius is unknown. On the periodic table, Ytterbium is a Block F, Group 3, Period 6 element.

Formula	CAS No.	Appearance	Molecular Weight	Density	Melting Point	Boiling Point	Solubility	Stability
Yb2O3	1314-37-0	White	394.08	9200 kg/m³	2435 °C		Insoluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids	Slightly hygroscopic

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Recent Research & Development for Ytterbium

High speed laser drilling of metals using a high repetition rate, high average power ultrafast fiber CPA system. Opt Express. 2008 Jun 9;16(12):8958-68.
Low jitter Q-switched fiber laser using optically driven surface-normal saturable absorber modulator. Opt Express. 2008 Jun 9;16(12):8720-6.
Interaction of transverse modes in a single-frequency few-mode fiber amplifier caused by local gain saturation. Opt Express. 2008 Jun 9;16(12):8678-84.
Generation of 28-fs pulses from a mode-locked ytterbium fiber oscillator. Opt Express. 2008 May 12;16(10):7055-9.
Octave wide tunable UV-pumped NOPA: pulses down to 20 fs at 0.5 MHz repetition rate. Opt Express. 2008 Apr 14;16(8):5746-56.
Single-polarization ultra-large-mode-area Yb-doped photonic crystal fiber. Opt Express. 2008 Mar 17;16(6):3918-23.
Tunable multiwavelength fiber laser using a comb filter based on erbium-ytterbium co-doped polarization maintaining fiber loop mirror. Opt Express. 2008 Mar 17;16(6):3652-8.
Characteristics of the Brillouin spectra in Erbium-Ytterbium fibers. Opt Express. 2008 Mar 3;16(5):3212-22.
Spectral narrowing of chirp-free light pulses in anomalously dispersive, highly nonlinear photonic-crystal fibers. Opt Express. 2008 Feb 18;16(4):2502-7.
Coherent combining technology of master oscillator power amplifier fiber arrays. Opt Express. 2008 Feb 4;16(3):2015-22.
Double clad tapered fiber for high power applications. Opt Express. 2008 Feb 4;16(3):1929-44.
Preventing photodarkening in ytterbium-doped high power fiber lasers; correlation to the UV-transparency of the core glass. Opt Express. 2008 Jan 21;16(2):1260-8.
Bend-insensitive lasing characteristics of single-mode, large-mode-area ytterbium-doped photonic crystal fiber. Opt Express. 2008 Jan 21;16(2):579-91.
Direct Comparison of the Magnetic and Electronic Properties of Samarocene and Ytterbocene Terpyridine Complexes. Inorg Chem. 2008 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]
Photothermal and photoacoustic imaging by ultrafast optical sampling. J Acoust Soc Am. 2008 May;123(5):3705.
Novel perfluorodiphenylphosphinic acid lanthanide (Er or Er-Yb) complex with high NIR photoluminescence quantum yield. Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2008 Jun;7(6):689-93. Epub 2008 May 13.
All-fiber supercontinuum source based on a mode-locked ytterbium laser with dispersion compensation by linearly chirped Bragg grating. Opt Express. 2008 Jan 7;16(1):265-70.
Hyperfine-structure-induced purely long-range molecules. Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Mar 28;100(12):123001. Epub 2008 Mar 24.
Comment on "Photodarkening in Yb-doped aluminosilicate fibers induced by 488 nm irradiation". Opt Lett. 2008 Jun 1;33(11):1216.
Erratum: The hyperfine interaction in the A (2)Pi(12) and X (2)Sigma(+) states of ytterbium monofluoride [J. Chem. Phys. 127, 234316 (2007)]. J Chem Phys. 2008 May 28;128(20):209903. No abstract available.

Material Safety Data Sheet

1 Identification of substance

Product details
Trade name Ytterbium oxide

2 Composition/Data on components:

Chemical characterization:
Designation: (CAS#)
Ytterbium oxide (CAS# 1314-37-0), 100%
Identification number(s):
EINECS Number: 215-234-0

3 Hazards identification

Hazard designation: · void
Information pertaining to particular dangers for man and environment
Not applicable

4 First aid measures

After inhalation
Supply fresh air. If required, provide artificial respiration. Keep patient warm. Consult doctor if symptoms persist.
Seek immediate medical advice.
After skin contact
Instantly wash with water and soap and rinse thoroughly.
Seek immediate medical advice.
After eye contact
Rinse opened eye for several minutes under running water. Then consult doctor.
After swallowing Seek medical treatment.

5 Fire fighting measures

Suitable extinguishing agents
Use fire fighting measures that suit the environment.
Protective equipment:
Wear self-contained breathing apparatus.
Wear full protective suit.

6 Accidental release measures

Person-related safety precautions:
Wear protective equipment. Keep unprotected persons away.
Ensure adequate ventilation
Measures for environmental protection:
Do not allow material to be released to the environment without proper governmental permits.
Measures for cleaning/collecting: Collect mechanically.
Additional information:
See Section 7 for information on safe handling
See section 8 for information on personal protection equipment.
See Section 13 for information on disposal.

7 Handling and storage

Handling
Information for safe handling:
Keep containers tightly sealed.
Store in cool, dry place in tightly closed containers.
No special precautions necessary if used correctly.
Information about protection against explosions and fires:
The product is not flammable
Storage
Requirements to be met by storerooms and containers:
No special requirements.
Information about storage in one common storage facility:
Store away from oxidizing agents.
Further information about storage conditions:
This product is hygroscopic.
Keep container tightly sealed.
Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers.

8 Exposure controls and personal protection

Additional information about design of technical systems:
Properly operating chemical fume hood designed for hazardous chemicals and having an average face velocity of at least 100 feet per minute.
Components with critical values that require monitoring at the
workplace:
Not required.
Additional information: No data
Personal protective equipment
General protective and hygienic measures
The usual precautionary measures should be adhered to in handling the chemicals.
Keep away from foodstuffs, beverages and food.
Instantly remove any soiled and impregnated garments.
Wash hands during breaks and at the end of the work.
Breathing equipment: Use breathing protection with high concentrations.
Protection of hands: Impervious gloves
Eye protection: Safety glasses
Body protection: Protective work clothing.

9 Physical and chemical properties:

General Information
Form: Lump
Colour: White
Smell: Odourless
Value/Range Unit Method
Change in condition
Melting point/Melting range: 2227 ° C
Boiling point/Boiling range: Not determined
Sublimation temperature / start: Not determined
Flash point: Not applicable
Inflammability (solid, gaseous) Product is not inflammable.
Ignition temperature: Not determined
Decomposition temperature: Not determined
Danger of explosion: Product is not explosive.
Critical values for explosion:
Lower: Not determined
Upper: Not determined
Steam pressure: Not determined
Density at 20 ° C 9.17 g/cm³
Solubility in / Miscibility with
Water: Insoluble

10 Stability and reactivity

Thermal decomposition / conditions to be avoided:
No decomposition if used and stored according to specifications.
Materials to be avoided:
Oxidizing agents
Carbon dioxide
Dangerous reactions: No dangerous reactions known
Dangerous products of decomposition: None known.

11 Toxicological information

Acute toxicity:
Primary irritant effect:
on the skin: Powder: irritant effect
on the eye: Powder: irritant effect
Sensitization: No sensitizing effect known.
Additional toxicological information:
To the best of our knowledge the acute and chronic toxicity of this substance is not fully known.
No classification data on carcinogenic properties of this material is available from the EPA, IARC, NTP, OSHA or ACGIH.

12 Ecological information:

General notes:
Do not allow material to be released to the environment without proper governmental permits.
Generally not hazardous for water.

13 Disposal considerations

Product:
Recommendation
Consult state, local or national regulations for proper disposal.
Hand over to disposers of hazardous waste.
Must be specially treated under adherence to official regulations.
Uncleaned packagings:
Recommendation:
Disposal must be made according to official regulations.

14 Transport information

Land transport ADR/RID and GGVS/GGVE (cross-border/domestic)
ADR/RID-GGVS/E Class: None
Maritime transport IMDG/GGVSea:
IMDG/GGVSea Class: None
Air transport ICAO-TI and IATA-DGR:
ICAO/IATA Class: None
Transport/Additional information:
Not dangerous according to the above specifications.

15 Regulatory information

Designation according to EC guidelines:
Observe the normal safety regulations when handling chemicals
The product is not subject to identification regulations under EC Directives and the Ordinance on Hazardous Materials (GefStoffV).
National regulations
Information about limitation of use:
For use only by technically qualified individuals.
Water hazard class: Generally not hazardous for water.

16 Other information:

Recent Research & Development for Ytterbium Oxide

Lanthanide reagents in solid phase synthesis.
Chem Soc Rev. 2006 Dec;35(12):1221-9. Epub 2006 Jun 28.
Second-harmonic generation of light at 544 and 272 nm from an ytterbium-doped distributed-feedback fiber laser.
Opt Lett. 2007 Feb 1;32(3):268-70.
Synthesis, structure and oxidation of new ytterbium(ii) bis(phenolate) compounds and their catalytic activity towards epsilon-caprolactone.
Dalton Trans. 2007 Jan 7;(1):143-53. Epub 2006 Nov 7.
Role of donor and secondary interactions in the structures and thermal properties of alkaline-earth and rare-earth metal pyrazolates.
Inorg Chem. 2006 Dec 11;45(25):10329-37.
Lanthanide-transition metal carbonyl complexes: condensation of solvent-separated ion-pair compounds into extended structures.
Inorg Chem. 2006 Dec 11;45(25):10115-25.
Sensitized near-infrared lanthanide luminescence from Nd(III)- and Yb(III)-based cyclen-ruthenium coordination conjugates.
Inorg Chem. 2006 Dec 11;45(25):10040-2.
Quenching of IR luminescence of erbium, neodymium, and ytterbium beta-diketonate complexes by ligand C-H and C-D bonds.
J Phys Chem B Condens Matter Mater Surf Interfaces Biophys. 2006 Dec 7;110(48):24476-9.
Heterobimetallic Zn(II)-Ln(III) phenylene-bridged schiff base complexes, computational studies, and evidence for singlet energy transfer as the main pathway in the sensitization of near-infrared Nd3+ luminescence.
Inorg Chem. 2006 Nov 13;45(23):9315-25.
Experimental demonstration of novel end-pumping method for double-clad fiber devices.
Opt Lett. 2006 Nov 15;31(22):3240-2.
Reactions of hypersilyl potassium with rare-earth metal bis(trimethylsilylamides): addition versus peripheral deprotonation.
Inorg Chem. 2006 Oct 30;45(22):9085-95.

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