SPECIAL APPLICATION PRODUCTS
Products For Crystal
Growth
LORAD manufactures a range
of high purity products for crystal growth applications. Typically,
materials are manufactured to + 99.995% purity levels (metals basis).
All materials are manufactured to have suitably low chloride, nitrate,
sulfate, and water content. Materials can be supplied in 10´s
to 100´s of kilograms.
Our Typical Product
Range Includes:
| Product Code | Material | Formula |
| CG-001 | Aluminum Fluoride | AlF3 |
| CG-009 | Barium Fluoride | BaF2 |
| CG-019 | Calcium Fluoride | CaF2 |
| CG-035 | Lead Fluoride | PbF2 |
| CG-056 | Lithium Fluoride | LiF |
| CG-077 | Potassium Fluoride | KF |
| CG-090 | Sodium Fluoride | NaF |
| CG-117 | Strontium Fluoride | SrF2 |
| CG-143 | Yttrium Fluoride | YF3 |
Products For Infra-Red
Fiber Optics
Our materials for fiber
optics include high purity fluorides and sulfides.
Typical purities are 99.9%
to +99.995%.
Fluorides For Zblan
Type Glass Applications
| Product Code | Material | Formula |
| GL-178 | Aluminum Fluoride | AlF3 |
| GL-198 | Barium Fluoride | BaF2 |
| GL-234 | Calcium Fluoride | CaF2 |
| GL-258 | Hafnium Tetrafluoride | HfF4 |
| GL-289 | Indium Fluoride | InF3 |
| GL-304 | Lanthanum Fluoride | LaF3 |
| GL-325 | Lead Fluoride | PbF2 |
| GL-344 | Lithium Fluoride | LiF |
| GL-367 | Magnesium Fluoride | MgF2 |
| GL-388 | Manganese Fluoride | MnF2 |
| GL-400 | Potassium Fluoride | KF |
| GL-421 | Sodium Fluoride | NaF |
| GL-435 | Strontium Fluoride | SrF2 |
| GL-456 | Yttrium Fluoride | YF3 |
| GL-477 | Zinc Fluoride | ZnF2 |
| GL-492 | Zirconium Tetrafluoride | ZrF4 |
Rare Earth Fluorides are available as low oxygen dopants for fluoride glasses. These include:
| GL-513 | Cerium(III) Fluoride | CeF3 |
| GL-532 | Dysprosium Fluoride | DyF3 |
| GL-549 | Erbium Fluoride | ErF3 |
| GL-562 | Europium(III) Fluoride | EuF3 |
| GL-595 | Gadolinium Fluoride | GdF3 |
| GL-593 | Holmium Fluoride | HoF3 |
| GL-616 | Lutetium Fluoride | LuF3 |
| GL-627 | Neodymium Fluoride | NdF3 |
| GL-634 | Praseodymium Fluoride | PrF3 |
| GL-652 | Samarium Fluoride | SmF3 |
| GL-675 | Terbium Fluoride | TbF3 |
| GL-688 | Thulium Fluoride | TmF3 |
| GL-701 | Ytterbium Fluoride | YbF3 |
Sulfides For IR Applications
Many sulfide glasses have
excellent glass forming characteristics, wide infrared transmission
range and high refractive indices. These chalcogenides are typically
produced from the elements and, where appropriate, are purified by closed
system vapor transport.
Most can be supplied in purities ranging from 99.9% to +99.999%.
Typical Products Include:
| Product Code | Material | Formula |
| IR-213 | Aluminum Sulfide | Al2S3 |
| IR-245 | Antimony Sulfide | Sb2S3 |
| IR-277 | Bismuth Sulfide | Bi2S3 |
| IR-298 | Gallium Sulfide | Ga2S3 |
| IR-325 | Gallium Sulfide | GaS |
| IR-356 | Germanium Sulfide | GeS2 |
| IR-388 | Indium Sulfide | In2S3 |
| IR-397 | Lanthanum Sulfide | La2S3 |
| IR-422 | Selenium Sulfide | SeS2 |
| IR-443 | Silicon Sulfide | SiS2 |
In addition, high purity sulfides can be supplied for the newer rare-earth sulfide glasses. This includes all rare earth sulfides, Cerium through to Lutetium.
Electrically Conducting
Oxides
Lorad manufactures a range
of conducting oxide powders for electronic and optoelectronic applications.
These include:
| Product Code | Material | Formula |
| EC-189 | Indium Tin Oxide | In2O3-SnO2 Typically 90-10% |
| EC-206 | Zinc Oxide-Fluoride | ZnO.F |
| EC-277 | Zinc Oxide-Aluminum | ZnO.Al |
| EC-298 | Zinc Oxide-Indium | ZnO.In |
| EC-255 | Cadmium Tin Oxide | Cd2SnO4 |
| EC-303 | Titanium sub-oxide | TiOx, x<2 |
| EC-367 | Tin Oxide-Fluoride | SnO2.F |
| EC-388 | Tin Oxide-Antimony | SnO2.Sb |
| EC-457 | Manganese Oxide | MnO2 |
| EC-480 | Ruthenium Dioxide | RuO2 |
Custom Coated Powders
A range of custom coated
powders is available for research, development and larger scale applications.
Coatings are applied via solution chemistry and chemical vapor deposition.
Metals
A wide range of metals
may be deposited via aqueous chemistries and, at higher temperatures
via chemical vapor deposition. Primarily, we specialize in the
deposition of coatings on to particulates where improved thermal or
electrical management is required.
Oxides
Many binary and complex
oxides are available for deposition onto particulates or reticulated
metallic or ceramic bodies, where specific properties such as catalytic
activity, surface modification of dielectric/conductivity characteristics,
optical characteristics, and the requirement for hydrophobic coatings
is required.
Fluorides
In general, fluorides are
employed for their chemical inertness, and optical qualities, through
thin film interference effects they impart to suitable substrates.
Most applicable fluorides have very low solubilities in aqueous systems,
and are deposited via specialized and proprietary methods.
Please inquire to see how we can help with your applications.
Chemical Vapor Deposition
Materials
Lorad has produced a range
of volatile chelates for the atmospheric or reduced pressure deposition
of sulfide and selenide thin films. Deposition rates are, typically,
10-100nm/minute. Under suitable growth conditions, these materials
produce very low carbon residues, coatings have low scatter, good adhesion,
and show typical columnar growth modes.
With appropriate solvents, many of these materials may be employed in an aerosol thin film deposition system. Application assistance is available.
Materials are supplied
in purities of +99.99%(metals basis).
| Product Code | Material | Thin Film |
| CVD-009 | Zinc Diethyldithiocarbamate | ZnS |
| CVD-028 | Zinc Dimethyldithiocarbamate | ZnS |
| CVD-076 | Indium Diethyldithiocarbamate | In2S3 |
| CVD-095 | Zinc Xanthate | ZnS |
| CVD-137 | Cadmium Diethyldithiocarbamate | CdS |
| CVD-155 | Cadmium Dimethyldithiocarbamate | CdS |
A wide range of custom synthesized, high purity, ß-diketonates, and fluorinated derivatives are available for the deposition of oxide thin films or components. Please inquire regarding pricing and availability.
Advanced Battery Chemicals
Lorad manufactures advanced
battery materials. Most items can be supplied in 100´s of kilograms/month.
Our R & D department will work with customers to achieve specific
properties.
| Product Code | Material | Formula |
| BC-107 | Cobalt Disulfide | CoS2 |
| BC-203 | Cobalt Iron Disulfide | CoxFe1-xS2 |
| BC-256 | Cobalt Nickel Disulfide | CoxNi1-xS2 |
| BC-289 | Iron Disulfide | FeS2 |
| BC-330 | Lithium Cobalt Oxide | LiCoO2 |
| BC-385 | Lithium Cobalt Nickel Oxide | LiCoxNi1-xO2 |
| BC-402 | Lithium Manganese Oxide | LiMn2O4 |
| BC-439 | Lithium Manganese Oxide | LiMnO2 |
| BC-470 | Lithium Nickel Oxide | LiNiO2 |
| BC-537 | Nickel Disulfide | NiS2 |
| BC-579 | Silver Vanadium Oxide | Ag2V4O11 |
| BC-623 | Titanium Disulfide | TiS2 |
| BC-650 | Vanadium Oxide | V6O13+x |