Terbium(III) oxide

Terbium(III) oxide, also known as terbium sesquioxide, is a sesquioxide of the rare earth metal terbium, having chemical formula Tb
2
O
3
. It is a p-type semiconductor when doped with calcium,[3] and may be prepared by the reduction of Tb
4
O
7
in hydrogen at 1300 °C for 24 hours.[4]

Terbium(III) oxide
Names
IUPAC name
terbium(III) oxide
Other names
terbium trioxide, terbia, terbium sesquioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ECHA InfoCard 100.031.668
EC Number
  • 234-849-5
Properties
O3Tb2
Molar mass 365.848 g·mol−1
Appearance white crystals
Density 7.91 g/cm3
Melting point 2,410 °C (4,370 °F; 2,680 K)
0.07834 cm3/mol
Structure
Cubic, cI80
Ia-3, No. 206[1]
Thermochemistry
156.90 J/mol·K [2]
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
-1865.23 kJ/mol [2]
-1776.553 kJ/mol [2]
Hazards
not listed
Related compounds
Other anions
Terbium(III) chloride
Other cations
Gadolinium(III) oxide
Dysprosium(III) oxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Tb4O7+H2->2 Tb2O3+H2O

It is a p-type semiconductor.[5]

It is a basic oxide and easily dissolved to dilute acids, and then almost colourless terbium salt is formed.

Tb2O3 + 6 H+ → 2 Tb3+ + 3 H2O

The crystal structure is cubic and the lattice constant is a = 1057 pm.[6]

References

  1. Curzon A.E.; Chlebek H.G. (1973). "The observation of face centred cubic Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Tm in the form of thin films and their oxidation". J. Phys. F. 3 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1088/0305-4608/3/1/009.
  2. R. Robie, B. Hemingway, and J. Fisher, “Thermodynamic Properties of Minerals and Related Substances at 298.15K and 1bar Pressure and at Higher Temperatures,” US Geol. Surv., vol. 1452, 1978.
  3. Reidar Haugsrud; Yngve Larring & Truls Norby (December 2005). "Proton conductivity of Ca-doped Tb
    2
    O
    3
    ". Solid State Ionics. Elsevier B.V. 176 (39–40): 2957–2961. doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2005.09.030.
  4. G. J. McCarthy (October 1971). "Crystal data on C-type terbium sesquioxide (Tb
    2
    O
    3
    )". Journal of Applied Crystallography. 4 (5): 399–400. doi:10.1107/S0021889871007295.
  5. Reidar Haugsrud; Yngve Larring & Truls Norby (December 2005). "Proton conductivity of Ca-doped Tb2O3". Solid State Ionics. Elsevier B.V. 176 (39–40): 2957–2961. doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2005.09.030.
  6. N. C. Baenzinger, H. A. Eick, H. S. Schuldt, L. Eyring: Terbium Oxides. III. X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Several Stable Phases. In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1961, 83, 10, S. 2219-23.


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