HOLMIUM OXIDE (C005B-011300)

General description

Holmium(III) oxide is a white crystalline powder and is a rare-earth metal oxide. Holmium(III) oxide is a highly stable and resistant to chemical attack. It has a high melting point of 2,380 °C and a high density of 8.8 g/cm³. Holmium(III) oxide is used as a raw material in the production of holmium and holmium alloys, as a magneto strictive material in sensors, and a catalyst in the production of synthetic fuels among other applications.

Application

Holmium(III)oxide can be used as:

• A starting material to prepare Ho₂O₃-PVAfilm for generating stable Q-switching pulses in a thulium-doped fiber laser(TDFL) cavity.
• A catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane.

It can also be used as a dopant in the preparation of:

• Cadmium lead borate glasses.
• Diamond/copper composites to eliminate interfacial defects through the spark plasma sintering (SPS) method.

Molecular Weight: 377.86. Empirical Formula: Ho₂O₃. linearFormula: Ho₂O₃. Quality Level: 200. Assay: ≥. 99.9% (rare earth content, expressed as Ho₂O₃). form: powder. reaction suitability: reagent type: catalyst
core: holmium. mp: 2330 . °C (lit.). SMILES string: O: [Ho]O[Ho]: O. InChI: 1S/2Ho.3O. InChI key: JYTUFVYWTIKZGR-UHFFFAOYSA-N. Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids. WGK: WGK 3. Flash Point(F): Not applicable. Flash Point(C): Not applicable.