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CAS Number 7789-24-4
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Linear Formula LiF
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Molecular Weight 25.94
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EC Number 232-152-0
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MDL number MFCD00011090
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PubChem Substance ID 24868518
Lithium fluoride is an inorganic compound with the chemical
formula LiF. It is a colorless solid, that transitions
to white with decreasing crystal size.
Detailed description
Although odorless, lithium fluoride has a
bitter-saline taste. Its structure is analogous to that of sodium chloride, but it is
much less soluble in water. It is mainly used as a component of molten salts.[2] Formation of LiF releases one of the highest energy per mass
of reactants, only second to that of BeO.
Applications
In molten salts
Fluorine is produced by the electrolysis of molten potassium bifluoride. This electrolysis proceeds more efficiently when the
electrolyte contains a few percent of LiF, possibly because it facilitates
formation of Li-C-F interface on the carbon electrodes.[2] A useful molten
salt, FLiNaK, consists of a mixture of LiF, together
with sodium fluoride and potassium fluoride.
The primary coolant for the Molten-Salt Reactor
Experiment was FLiBe;
LiF-BeF2 (66-33 mol%).
Optics
Because of the large band gap for LiF, its
crystals are transparent to short wavelength ultraviolet radiation, more so than any other material. LiF is therefore
used in specialized UV optics,[3] (See
also magnesium fluoride).
Lithium fluoride is used also as a diffracting crystal in X-ray spectrometry.
Radiation detectors
It is also used as a
means to record ionizing radiation exposure from gamma rays, beta particles, and neutrons (indirectly, using
the 6
3Li
(n,alpha) nuclear reaction) in thermoluminescent dosimeters.
3Li
(n,alpha) nuclear reaction) in thermoluminescent dosimeters.
Nuclear reactors
Lithium fluoride (highly enriched in the common
isotope lithium-7) forms the basic constituent of the preferred fluoride salt
mixture used in liquid-fluoride nuclear reactors. Typically lithium fluoride is mixed with beryllium fluoride to form a base
solvent (FLiBe), into which fluorides of uranium and
thorium are introduced. Lithium fluoride is exceptionally chemically stable and
LiF/BeF2 mixtures (FLiBe)
have low melting points (360 C - 459 C) and the best neutronic properties of
fluoride salt combinations appropriate for reactor use. MSRE used two different
mixtures in the two cooling circuits.
Cathode for PLED and OLEDs
Lithium fluoride is widely used in PLED and OLED as a coupling layer
to enhance electron injection. The thickness of LiF layer is usually around
1 nm. The dielectric constant (or relative permittivity) of LiF is 9.0[4]
Natural occurrence
Naturally occurring lithium fluoride is known as the
mineral griceite. It is extremely rare.
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