Ytterbia
What is Ytterbia?
Ytterbia is the common name for ytterbium(III) oxide (Yb₂O₃), a pale greenish-white powder named after Ytterby, Sweden. It is a rare earth oxide and a source compound for ytterbium metal and other ytterbium compounds. Ytterbia has applications in infrared-transmitting glass, ceramics, and as a dopant in fibre-optic amplifiers. It was first isolated by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in 1878.
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Ytterbia is the common name for ytterbium(III) oxide (Yb₂O₃), a pale greenish-white powder named after Ytterby, Sweden. It is a rare earth oxide and a source compound for ytterbium metal and other ytterbium compounds. Ytterbia has applications in infrared-transmitting glass, ceramics, and as a dopant in fibre-optic amplifiers. It was first isolated by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in 1878.