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UV barium fluoride (BaF₂) is a high-performance optical material known for its excellent ultraviolet transmission, low dispersion, and strong resistance to environmental degradation. Manufactured from high-purity BaF₂, it provides superior optical clarity, exceptional thermal stability, and precise wavelength control, making it an ideal material for UV optics, laser applications, spectroscopy, and scientific instrumentation.
Product Overview:
UV Barium Fluoride (BaF₂) is an optical material with exceptional transmission performance in the ultraviolet (UV) spectrum. With a transmission rate exceeding 90%, it is widely used in the manufacture of UV optical components. The material's high purity, low impurity content, and high density provide significant advantages in various fields. UV BaF₂ can operate stably under high energy density laser beams and in harsh environments, offering high chemical stability and mechanical strength.
Key Features:
- High Transmission Rate:UV BaF₂ offers excellent transparency in the UV range, with transmission rates up to 90%, maintaining high transparency over a broad range of wavelengths.
- Excellent Optical Performance:It has a stable refractive index, making it suitable for a wide range of optical applications.
- Mechanical and Chemical Stability:UV BaF₂ is resistant to high temperatures, intense light, and harsh environments, ensuring long-term stability.
- Versatile Shaping Options:The material can be processed into various custom shapes to meet the needs of different optical components.
- High Purity and Low Impurity:Ensures excellent performance in high-precision optical applications, reducing optical distortions or defects caused by impurities.
Applications:
- UV Optical Systems:Widely used in the production of UV windows, lenses, beam splitters, optical filters, prisms, and other optical components.
- Semiconductor and Electronics:Due to its high purity and low impurity content, it is ideal for optical applications in semiconductor manufacturing and electronic devices.
- Laser and High-Energy Physics:Capable of withstanding high energy density laser beams, making it suitable for high-energy and nuclear physics applications.
- Optical Instruments and Detection Systems:As a critical optical material, it is commonly used in high-precision optical instruments and detection systems.
| Optical Property | Value |
| Transmission Range | 0.15-14 μm |
| Transmittance | >94%@0.35nm-10.8μm |
| Refractive Index | 1.462@2.58μm, 1.45@5μm |
| Reflection Loss | 6.8%@2.58μm (both surfaces) |
| 6.5%@5μm (both surfaces) | |
| 5.3%@10.35μm (both surfaces) | |
| Absorption Coefficient | 3.2×10⁻⁴@6μm |
| Structure | Cubic Crystal System |
| Cleavage Planes | <111 |
| Physical Property | Value |
| Density | 4.89 g/cm³ |
| Melting Point | 1386 ℃ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 11.72 W/(m·K) @ 286K |
| Thermal Expansion | 18.1×10⁻⁶/K @ 273K |
| Knoop Hardness | 82 kg/mm² |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 410 J/(kg·K) |
| Dielectric Constant | 7.33 @ 1 MHz |
| Young's Modulus | 53.07 GPa |
| Shear Modulus | 25.4 GPa |
| Bulk Modulus | 56.4 GPa |
| Poisson's Coefficient | 0.343 |
| Chemical Property | Value |
| Solubility | 1.7 g/L @ 20℃ |
| Molecular Weight | 175.3238 g/mol |
| Property | Value |
| Material Name | Ultraviolet BaF₂ |
| Available Size | 3-300mm |
| Material Grade | UV |
| Transmittance Range | 0.15-14μm |
| Crystal Structure | Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline |
| Orientation | <111>, <100>, <200> |
| Blank Shape | Round, rectangular, wedge, lens, step drilled, special-shaped |
