LiF crystals have the following exceptional properties that make it a very important optics single crystal:
High optical transmittance from the vacuum ultraviolet to the infrared spectrum region(0.12-6μm) and shows excellent transmittance in the VUV regions.
Properties:
Related TechnologiesDensity
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2.64g/cm3
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Melting Point
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870℃
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Molecular Weight
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25.9394
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Lattice Constant
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4.0279 Å
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Thermal Conductivity
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4.01 W/(m K)
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Specific Heat
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1562 (J kg-1 K-1)
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Thermal Expansion
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28.1 - 34.8 (10-6/K)
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Hardness (Knoop)
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102–103kg/mm2
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Hardness (Mho)
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3
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Young’s Modulus
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64.79GPa
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Shear Modulus
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55.14 GPa
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Bulk Modulus
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62.03 GPa
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Rupture Modulus
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10.8 MPa
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Elastic Coefficient
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C11 = 112 / C12 = 45.6 / C44 = 3.2 GPa
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Crystal Type
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Fm3m ,cubic, NaCl type structure
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Dielectric Constant
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9.0 @ 25 °C, f = 100...109 Hz
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Solubility in Water
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0.27 (g/100 cm3) @ 18 °C
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Application
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VUV,DUV
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Wavelength (nm)
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150
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193
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248
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308
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400
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600
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800
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Refractive index
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1.4990
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1.4477
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1.4182
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1.4083
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1.3992
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1.3918
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1.3889
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Wavelength (nm)
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1000
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2000
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3000
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4000
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5000
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6000
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7000
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Refractive index
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1.3871
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1.3787
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1.3666
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1.3494
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1.3266
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1.2974
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1.2556
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PHOSCTECH can provide different dimension LiF lens, LiF window, LiF Prism and LiF wedge.
Capability:
Attribute
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Commercial
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High Precision
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Diameter Available
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2mm~60mm
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2mm~60mm
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Typical Thickness
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0.5mm,2mm,5mm,8mm,10mm
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0.5mm,2mm,5mm,8mm,10mm
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Oriential Tolerance
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2 arc minutes
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2 arc minutes
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Dimension Tolerance
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± 0.1mm
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± 0.02mm
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Surface Quality
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60-40 scratch and dig
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20-10 scratch and dig
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Flatness
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λ/2
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λ/10
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Parallelism
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1'
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20"
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Centration(arc min)
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<3'
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<1'
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