Bismuth oxide (Bi\u2082O\u2083) powder is a fine particulate form of bismuth oxide with a range of industrial and research applications due to its versatile physical, chemical, and electrical properties.<\/p>\n
Molecular Weight: 465.96 g\/mol
\nDensity: ~8.9 g\/cm\u00b3
\nMelting Point: ~817\u00b0C
\nCrystal Structure: Exists in multiple polymorphs, the most stable being the monoclinic \u03b1-Bi\u2082O\u2083.
\nSemiconductor: Acts as an n-type semiconductor with a band gap of around 2.8 eV.
\nHigh Refractive Index: Useful in optical applications.<\/p>\n
Ceramics & Glass:Enhances the refractive index of glass and ceramics. It is used in glass formulations for its opacity, density, and coloring properties.
\nElectronics:Used in making varistors, ceramic capacitors, and thermistors due to its electrical conductivity at elevated temperatures.
\nSolid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs):Employed as an electrolyte material in SOFCs because of its high ionic conductivity in specific temperature ranges.
\nPhotocatalysis:Effective in catalysis for environmental applications such as degrading organic pollutants under UV light.
\nMedical Applications:Utilized in the production of radiopaque materials for medical diagnostics, like X-ray shielding and dental cements.
\nPigments:Bismuth oxide can be used in paints and coatings as a non-toxic substitute for lead-based pigments.<\/p>\n
Non-toxic substitute for lead in various applications like pigments and electronics.
\nEnvironmental and health safety: Bi\u2082O\u2083 is relatively less toxic compared to other heavy metal oxides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bismuth oxide (Bi\u2082O\u2083) powder is a fine particulate form of bismuth oxide with a range of industrial and research applications due to its versatile physical, chemical, and electrical properties.<\/p>\n
Ceramics & Glass:Enhances the refractive index of glass and ceramics. It is used in glass formulations for its opacity, density, and coloring properties.
\nElectronics:Used in making varistors, ceramic capacitors, and thermistors due to its electrical conductivity at elevated temperatures.
\nSolid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs):Employed as an electrolyte material in SOFCs because of its high ionic conductivity in specific temperature ranges.
\nPhotocatalysis:Effective in catalysis for environmental applications such as degrading organic pollutants under UV light.
\nMedical Applications:Utilized in the production of radiopaque materials for medical diagnostics, like X-ray shielding and dental cements.
\nPigments:Bismuth oxide can be used in paints and coatings as a non-toxic substitute for lead-based pigments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1033593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[94],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1006349","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-oxide-hydroxide-materials","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"purchasable","12":"product-type-variable"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vimaterial.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1006349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vimaterial.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vimaterial.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vimaterial.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1006349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vimaterial.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1033593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vimaterial.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1006349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vimaterial.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1006349"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vimaterial.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1006349"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vimaterial.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1006349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}