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Lead Fluoride (PbF<sub>2</sub>) Single Crystal,  MSE Supplies

Lead Fluoride (PbF2) Single Crystal

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Lead Fluoride - PbF₂ is a highly effective gamma-ray absorber as a result of its high density, fast decay time, and a high radiation hardness.  These scintillator crystals are useful in diverse applications such as Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and specialty applications in high energy, nuclear, space and medical physics. PbF2 crystal substrates are available for purchase. Customized PbF2 crystals can be supplied by MSE Supplies based on customer's requirements. 

Main Parameters of PbF2 single crystal substrates

Material

Lead Fluoride, PbF2

CAS Number 7783-46-2

Crystal structure

Cubic, Fm-3m (m-3m)

Unit cell constant

a = 4.241 A

Melt point (ºC)

824

Density (g/cm3)

7.75

Molar Mass (g/mole)

245.21

Thermal expansion (x 10-6 K-1 )

29 @ 283K

Solubility

0.064 g/100g water at 20°C

Refractive Index @ 5 µm

1.7808 

Dielectric Constant @ 1MHz

13

Sizes

5x5 mm, 10x10 mm crystal substrates

Customized sizes are available

Thickness

0.5 mm or customized

Surface polishing

Single or double side polished (epi-ready CMP for crystal substrates or optically polished for bulk crystals)

Crystal orientation

(100), (110), (111), +/- 0.5 degree

Surface roughness, Ra:

< 0.5 nm (5 um x 5 um area)

Package

sealed in class 100 clean bags packed in class 1000 clean room

 

References:

Y. Yang, W.Bi, X. Li, M. Liao, W. Gao, Y. Ohishi, Y. Fang, and Y. Li. Ultrabroadband supercontinuum generation through filamentation in a lead fluoride crystal. Journal of OSA B. Vol.36(2), Pgs. A1-7, 2019.
Spilker, P.L. Cole, P. Bertin, T.A. Forest, M. Mestari, S. Naeem, J. Roche, C. Munoz, and N. LeBaron.  Optical Restoration of Lead Fluoride Crystals
AIP Conference Proceedings 1099, 997 (2009); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3120211
Mao, L. Zhang and R. Zhu, "A Search for Scintillation in Doped Cubic Lead Fluoride Crystals," in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 3841-3845, Dec. 2010, doi: 10.1109/TNS.2010.2076372.