Material
Composition |
TYPICAL PURITY |
MELTING POINT C |
DENSITY |
TARGETS |
EVAP. MATERIAL |
E-BEAM STARTER SOURCE |
SUGGESTED APPLICATIONS/ APPLICATION NOTES |
Aluminum
Oxide
Al203
|
99.9%
99.95%
|
2020
|
3.97
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Protection of aluminum
mirrors. High temperature dielectric.
|
Antimony Oxide
Sb203
|
99.99%
|
656
|
5.67
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Dielectric interference filter
for ultraviolet radiation; use with cryolite.
|
Barium Titanate
BaTiO3
|
99.9%
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Thin-film capacitor.
|
Bismuth-
Oxide
Bi203
|
99.9%
|
820
|
8.9
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Beam Splitter.
|
Bismuth Titanate
BiTiO3
|
99.9%
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Beam splitter. Base coating
for gold films for heating elements on glass.
|
Cerium Oxide
CeO2
|
99.9%
|
2395
|
7.123
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
High Index film; multilayer;
antireflection coating.
|
Chromium Oxide
Cr203
|
99.9%
|
2435
|
5.21
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Absorbent brown film with
medium index.
|
Copper Oxide
Cuo, Cu20
|
99.9%
|
1326
|
6.4
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Dysprosium
Oxide
Dy203
|
99.9%
|
2250
|
7.81
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Erbium Oxide
Er203
|
99.9%
|
2400
|
8.64
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Europium Oxide
Eu203
|
99.5%
|
2000
|
7.42
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Gallium
Oxide
Ga203
|
99.999%
|
1900
|
6.44
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Dielectric film.
|
Germanium Oxide
GeO2
|
99.999%
|
1086
|
4.228
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Dielectric film.
|
Hafnium
Oxide
HfO2
|
99%
|
2812
|
9.68
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Dielectric coating. Very
hard, adherent film.
|
Holmium Oxide
Ho2O3
|
99.9%
|
2370
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Loses oxides.
|
Indium Oxide
In2O3
|
99.99%-
99.999%
|
1565
|
7.179
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Transparent conductive film
in electro-optical displays of the liquid crystal, electro-
luminescent and gas discharge
types.
|
Indium Tin Oxide
(In203)x-
(SnO2)1-x
|
99.9%
99.999%
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Transparent conductive film
in electro-optical displays of the liquid crystal, electro-
luminescent and gas discharge
types.
|
Iron Oxide
Fe2O3
|
99.5%-
99.9%
|
1565
|
5.24
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Beam splitter and interference
layers. Magnetic films.
|
Lead Titinate
PbTiO3
|
99.9%
|
|
7.52
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Thin film capacitors
|
Magnesium Oxide
MgO
|
99.5%-
99.95%
|
2800
|
3.58
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
High temperature dielectric
|
Manganese Oxide
MnO, MnO2
|
99.9%
|
|
5.43
5.026
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Molybdenum Oxide
MoO2, MoO3
|
99.9%
|
|
6.47
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Luminescent coatings.
|
Neodymium
Oxide
Nd2O3
|
99.9%
|
1900
|
7.24
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Nickel Oxide
NiO
|
99.9%
|
1990
|
6.67
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Niobium Oxide
Nb2O5
|
99.5%
99.95%
|
1460
|
4.47
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Dielectric coating. Multilayers.
|
Praseodymium
Oxide
Pr2O3
|
99.9%
|
2125
|
7.07
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Reactive to radio frequency
|
Samarium Oxide
Sm2O3
|
99.9%
|
1610
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Silicon Dioxide
SiO2
|
99.9%-
99.999%
|
1710
|
2.32
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Hard durable film with low
index. Insulating layer.
|
Silicone Monoxide
SiO
|
99.9%-
99.99%
|
1702
|
2.13
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Protective film for front
surface aluminized mirrors. Low index layer for infrared filters.
|
Strontium Oxide
SrO2
|
99.5%
|
215
|
4.56
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Tantalum
Oxide
Ta2O5
|
99.95%
|
1800
|
8.2
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Dielectric film. Multilayers.
|
Thorium Oxide
ThO2
|
99.99%
|
3220
|
9.86
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Radioactive. Highly durable beam splitter.
|
Tin Oxide
SnO2
|
99.9%
99.99%
|
1630
|
6.95
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Transparent conductive film.
Also in varistors.
|
Tin Oxide-Antimony Oxide
SnO2-Sb2O3
|
99.99%
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Titanium Oxide
TiO3
|
99.995%
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
High index film, multilayer
interference filters.
|
Tungsten Oxide
WO3, WO2.9
|
99.9%
|
1479
|
7.16
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Shadow casting for electron
microscopy.
|
Yttrium
Oxide
Y2O3
|
99.9%
|
2410
|
5.01
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Hard film. Dielectric coating.
Thin film capacitor.
|
Zinc Oxide
ZnO
|
99.9%
|
2980
|
5.606
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Dielectric, in varistors,
in gas sensors.
|
Zirconium Oxide
ZrO2
|
99.7%
|
2700
|
5.6
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Multilayers. Dielectric
coating. Adherent coating with high refractive index.
|
