YTTRIUM INFORMATION CENTER
PROPERTIES, APPLICATIONS AND RESEARCH
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PROPERTIES OF YTTRIUM
| Melting Point | 1509°C |
| Boiling Point | 2927°C |
| Density | 4.47 g/cm3 |
| Crystal Structure | hcp |
| Metallic Radius | 180 pm |
| Valency | 3 |
| Magnetic Moment |
APPLICATIONS OF YTTRIUM
Yttrium has the highest thermo-dynamic affinity for oxygen of any element. This characteristic is the basis for many of its applications. While not part of the rare earth series, it resembles the heavy rare earths which are sometimes referred to as the yttrics for this reason.
Another unique characteristic derives from its ability to form crystals with useful properties.
Some of the many applications of yttrium include in ceramics for crucibles for molten reactive metals, in florescent lighting phosphors, computer displays and automotive fuel consumption sensors.
Yttria stabilized zirconium oxide are used in high temperature applications, such as in thermal plasma sprays to protect aerospace high temperature surfaces.
Crystals of the yttrium-iron-garnet (YIG) variety are essential to microwave communication equipment.
The phosphor Eu:Y2O2S creates the red color in televisions.
Crystals of the yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) variety are utilized with neodymium in a number of laser applications.
Yttria can also increase the strength of metallic alloys.
SELECTED RECENT YTTRIUM RESEARCH
1. Guirado-Lopez R, Spanjaard D, Desjonqueres MC
Magnetic properties of small Yttrium clusters
EUR PHYS J B 6: (4) 459-466 DEC 1998
2. Wang PC, Jia HL
Low temperature single sintered SrTi03 GBBL material containing yttrium oxide
J INORG MATER 13: (6) 944-946 DEC 1998
3. Graf DD, Davis WM, Schrock RR
Synthesis of yttrium complexes that contain the [NONI(2-) ligand,
[(t-Bu-d(6)-N-o-C6H4)(2) O2-
ORGANOMETALLICS 17: (26) 5 820-5 824 DEC 21 1998
4. Wang ZL, Sakata K, Hashimoto M
Synthesis, characterization and crystal structure of a 6,8,15,17-tetramethyldibenzo[b i] [ 1,4,8,11 ]tetraaza [l4]-annulene yttrium(III) complex
POLYHEDRON 17: (25-26) 4451-4456 1998
5. Yada M, Kitamura H, Machida M, et al.
Yttrium-based porous materials templated by anionic surfactant assemblies
INORG CHEM 37: (25) 6470-6475 DEC 14 1998
6. Szenes G
Monoatomic and cluster ion irradiation induced amorphous tracks in yttrium- iron-
garnet
NUCL INSTRUM METH B 146: (1-4) 420-425 DEC 1998
7. Hemon S, Dufour C, Gourbilleau F, et al.
Influence of the grain size: yttrium oxide irradiated with swift heavy ion
NUCL INSTRUM METH B 146: (1-4) 443-448 DEC 1998
8. Moller P, Dulski P, Gerstenberger H, et al.
Rare earth elements, yttrium and H, 0, C, Sr, Nd and Pb isotope studies in mineral
waters and corresponding rocks from NW Bohemia, Czech Republic
APPL GEOCHEM 13: (8) 975-994 NOV 199
9. Jurcic JG, Divgi CR, McDevitt MR, et al.
Potential for myeloablation with yttrium-90-labeled HuM195 (anti-CD33): A phase I
trial in advanced mycloid leukemias.
BLOOD 92: (10) 613 A-613A Part I Suppl. 1 NOV 15 1998
10. Leimer M, Kurtaran A, Smith-Jones P, et al.
Response to treatment with yttrium 90-DOTA-lanreotide of a patient with metastatic
gastrinoma
J NUCL MED 39: (12) 2090-2094 DEC 1998
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