Chemistry:Europium(III) oxide

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Europium(III) oxide
Eu2O3.powder.jpg
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
Eu2O3
Molar mass 351.926 g/mol
Appearance white to light-pink solid powder
Odor odorless
Density 7.42 g/cm3
Melting point 2,350 °C (4,260 °F; 2,620 K)[1]
Boiling point 4,118 °C (7,444 °F; 4,391 K)
Negligible
+10,100·10−6 cm3/mol
Thermal conductivity 2.45 W/(m K)
Structure
cubic, cI80, Monoclinic
Ia-3, No. 206, C2/m, No. 12
Hazards
Safety data sheet External MSDS
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
5000 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Related compounds
Other anions
Europium(III) chloride
Other cations
Samarium(III) oxide, Gadolinium(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

Europium(III) oxide (Eu2O3), is a chemical compound of europium and oxygen. It is widely used as a red or blue phosphor in television sets and fluorescent lamps, and as an activator for yttrium-based phosphors. It is also an agent for the manufacture of fluorescent glass. Europium fluorescence is used in the anti-counterfeiting phosphors in Euro banknotes.[2]

Europium oxide has two common structures: Monoclinic (mS30, space group C2/m, No. 12)[3] and cubic (cI80, space group Ia3, No. 206).[4] The cubic structure is similar to that of manganese(III) oxide.

It may be formed by ignition of europium metal.[5][6]

It can react with acids to form the corresponding europium(III) salts.

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References

  1. Webelements Europium trioxide
  2. "Europium and the Euro". http://www.smarterscience.com/eurosandeuropium.html. 
  3. ICSD Entry: 631453. Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre. https://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/structures/Search?Ccdcid=1754463&DatabaseToSearch=Published. Retrieved 2022-07-04. 
  4. Heiba, Z. K.; Akin, Y.; Sigmund, W.; Hascicek, Y. S. (2003). "X-ray structure and microstructure determination of the mixed sesquioxides (Eu1−xYbx)2O3 prepared by a sol–gel process". J. Appl. Crystallogr. 36 (6): 1411–1416. doi:10.1107/S0021889803019319. 
  5. Ugale, Akhilesh; Kalyani, Thejo N.; Dhoble, Sanjay J. (2018). "Chapter 2 - Potential of europium and samarium β-diketonates as red light emitters in organic light-emitting diodes". Lanthanide-Based Multifunctional Materials: From OLEDs to SIMs. Elsevier. pp. 59–97. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-813840-3.00002-8. ISBN 978-0-12-813840-3. 
  6. "Europium". Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/materials-science/europium. ""Europium is the most reactive rare-earth element... It swiftly oxidizes in air, ignites in the range of 150–180°C to form Eu3+ oxide (Eu2O3).""