Holmium Oxide, as a rare earth oxide, has important application value due to its unique optical properties, especially its high efficiency in laser applications.
Chemical properties:
- Solubility: insoluble in water, soluble in acid to form holmium salt
- Thermal stability: high melting point, suitable for high temperature environment
- Optical properties: high refractive index and fluorescence properties, especially with very high laser emission efficiency
- Catalytic performance: Exhibits activity in certain specific catalytic reactions
Applications:
Laser materials
- Lasers: for high-power lasers, especially in the 3 μm band
- Optical Frequency Conversion: Used for laser frequency conversion
Optical applications
- Optical glass: for high refractive index optics
- Optical coatings: Used to improve the performance of optical components
Medical applications
- Medical imaging: for MRI and radiopharmaceuticals
- Ophthalmic surgery: used for laser ophthalmic surgery
Other applications
- Sensors: for optical and chemical sensing
- Catalyst: Used for the catalysis of specific organic reactions
