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Terbium(III) oxide

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Formula
  
Tb2O3

Appearance
  
white crystals

Density
  
7.9 g/cm³

Pubchem
  
159410

Terbium(III) oxide

Terbium(III) oxide, also known as terbium sesquioxide, is a sesquioxide of the rare earth metal terbium, having chemical formula Tb
2
O
3
. It is a p-type semiconductor when doped with calcium, and may be prepared by the reduction of Tb
4
O
7
in hydrogen at 1300 °C for 24 hours.

It is a p-type semiconductor.

It is a basic oxide and easily dissolved to dilute acids, and then almost colourless terbium salt is formed.

Tb2O3 + 6 H+ → 2 Tb3+ + 3 H2O

The crystal structure is cubic and the lattice constant is a = 1057 pm.

References

Terbium(III) oxide Wikipedia