Product Code : CE-LaB6-6N-CU
Lanthanum hexaboride, lanthanum boride for short, molecular formula: LaB6, purple powder, hardly soluble in water and hydrochloric acid, is widely used and has been successfully used in more than 20 military and high-tech fields such as radar aerospace, electronic industry, instruments, medical equipment, home appliances metallurgy, and environmental protection. Its series of products mainly include three kinds of powder, multi-crystal, and single crystal. In particular, lanthanide hexaboride single crystal, is the best material for making a high-power electronic tube, magnetron, electron beam, ion beam, or accelerator cathode.
It is widely used and has been successfully used in more than 20 military and high-tech fields, such as radar aerospace, the electronic industry, instruments, medical devices, home appliances, metallurgy, and environmental protection. Its series of products mainly include three kinds of powder, multi-crystal, and single crystal. In particular, lanthanide hexaboride single crystal, is the best material for making a high-power electronic tube, magnetron, electron beam, ion beam, or accelerator cathode.
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Product Information
Lanthanum hexaboride, lanthanum boride for short, molecular formula: LaB6, purple powder, hardly soluble in water and hydrochloric acid, is widely used and has been successfully used in more than 20 military and high-tech fields such as radar aerospace, electronic industry, instruments, medical equipment, home appliances metallurgy, and environmental protection. Its series of products mainly include three kinds of powder, multi-crystal, and single crystal. In particular, lanthanide hexaboride single crystal, is the best material for making a high-power electronic tube, magnetron, electron beam, ion beam, or accelerator cathode.
It is widely used and has been successfully used in more than 20 military and high-tech fields, such as radar aerospace, the electronic industry, instruments, medical devices, home appliances, metallurgy, and environmental protection. Its series of products mainly include three kinds of powder, multi-crystal, and single crystal. In particular, lanthanide hexaboride single crystal, is the best material for making a high-power electronic tube, magnetron, electron beam, ion beam, or accelerator cathode.
DATA SHEET
| Symbol | LaB6 |
| MW | 203.78 g/mol |
| Purity | 99.9%/99%/98% |
| CAS | 12008-21-8 |
| Synonyms | Lanthanum Boride/BO57-1N8/LanthanBoride/Boride De Lanthane/Boruro Del Lantano |
Advantages
Low work function (Electron emissivity)
Good thermal shock resistance
Good electrical conductivity
Good chemical and oxidation resistance
Lanthanum Hexaboride (LaB6) Property
Melting point: 2,210 °C (4,010 °F; 2,480 K)
Chemical formula: LaB6
Solubility in water: insoluble
Appearance: intense purple violet
Lanthanum Hexaboride (LaB6) Filaments / Cathodes are utilized in Scanning Electron Microscopes, Electron lithography SystemsTransmission, Electron Microscopes, and X-Ray Sources.
Lanthanum Boride Material Specifications
| LaB6 (% min.) | 99.9 | 99 | 98 |
| B (% min.) | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Impurities | % max. | % max. | % max. |
| Fe | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Si | 0.015 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Ca | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Co | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 |
| Ni | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 |
| Cu | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 |
| W | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
Properties
| Structure: | polycrystalline | ||
| Thermal conductivity: | W/mK | 47 | (20 °C) |
| Thermal expansion: | 10-6K-1 | 6.2 | (20 - 900 °C) |
| Density: | g/cm3 | 4.72 | |
| Melting point: | °C | 2528 | |
| Spec. electrical resistance: | microohm cm | ca. 15 | (20 °C) |
| Electrical conductivity: | S/cm | 6.65 x 104 | (20 °C) |
| Current density: | A/cm2 | 200 | (1600 °C) |
| Electron emissivity: | eV | < 4 |
Lanthanum Hexaboride Applications
-Thermionic emission (cathode)
-Plasma source for plasma enhanced coating(PECVD)
-Vacuum electron beam welding machine
-Electron beam surface reforming device
-Electron beam lithography device
-Transmission electron microscope
-Scanning electron microscope
-Surface analysis device
-Radio therapy devices
Other Hexaborides Products
We also manufacture other Hexaborid-Ceramics Lanthanides products, such as Cerium Boride (CeB6), Calcium Hexaboride (CaB6), Europium Hexaboride (EuB6), etc.
