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Rare Earths

Rare earths refer to lanthanoid in periodic table of chemical elements and other two elements that is closely related to fifteen elements of lanthanides. They include La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Sc and Y. 

Based on the electron structure and physicochemical property of rare earths and symbiosis situation in minerals and different property of ionic radius, the seventeen rare earths are divided into two groups. 

Light Rare Earths ( or Cerium Group): Lanthanum, Cerium, Praseodymium, Neodymium, Promethium,  Samarium, Europium, Gadolinium. 

Heavy Rare Earths( Or Yttrium Group): Terbium, Dysprosium, Holmium, Erbium, Thulium, Ytterbium, Lutetium, Scandium, Yttrium. 

Why they are called cerium group or yttrium group is cerium or yttrium take a big part in rare earth mixtures that separate from ores. 

Rare earths are typical metal elements and their metal activity is just lower than alkalis and alkali metals, but higher than other metal elements. Rare earth elements can form chemically stable oxides, holides and sulfides. They can react with nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon and phosphorus, which dissolve in hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and nitric acid easily. 

Rare earths compound with oxygen, sulfur and lead to form compounds of high melting temperature. So adding rare earths in molten steel, it can purifying steel. Due to metal atomic radius of rare earth elements are largers than steel’s atom, they fill up its crystalline grains and flaws and form film that prevent crystalline grains fro growing, which result in grain refinement and enhance the property of steel. 

Rare Earths own underfill 4F electron structure that result in various electronic energy levels. So rare earths can use as excellent fluorescence, laser, electric light source and glaze of colour glass and ceramics. 

When rare earth ions compound with hydroxy, azo group or sulfo group, they get wide applications in printing and dyeing industry. However there is property that the neutron capture area is larger among some rare earth elements, like samarium, europium, gadolinium, dysprosium and erbium. They could use as control material and moderator material of atomic reactor. But the neutron capture area of cerium and yttrium is small, they could use as diluent of reactor fuel. 

Rare earths have similar property of microelements,which could accelerate sprouting of seeds and growing of roots and photosynthesis. 

Rare Earth Metals

Metal Pieces

Scandium PiecesYttrium PiecesLutetium PiecesYtterbium PiecesThulium PiecesErbium Lumps
Holmium PiecesDysprosium LumpsTerbium LumpsGadolinium PiecesEuropium RodsSamarium Pieces
Promethium PiecesNeodymium PiecesPraseodymium PiecesCerium LumpsLanthanum Pieces
Sublimed Scandium Metal
Sublimed Scandium Metal
reduced scandium metal
Reduced Scandium Metal
Yttrium Metal 99.9% Ca 1000ppm
Yttrium Slugs 99.9% Ca 1000ppm
Yttrium Metal 3N
Yttrium Ingot 3N
Lutetium Metal
Lutetium Ingot 99.99%
Ytterium Slugs
Ytterbium Slugs
Ytterbium Metal
Ytterbium Metal
Ytterbium Sheet
Ytterbium Sheet
Ytterbium Wires
Ytterbium Wires
Thulium Metal By Distillation Method
Thulium Metal By Distillation Method
Erbium by Reduction Method
Erbium by Reduction Method
Erbium Ingot
Erbium Ingot
Erbium Metal
Erbium Pieces
Holmium Foil Unannealed
Holmium Foil Unannealed
Dysprosium Hydride
Dysprosium Hydride
Dysprosium Metal
Dysprosium Metal
Distilled Terbium Metal
Distilled Terbium Metal
Sublimed Terbium Metal
Sublimed Terbium Metal
Gadolinium Metal 99.95%
Gadolinium Metal 99.95%
Gadolinium Metal Pieces
Gadolinium Metal Pieces
Gadolinium Lumps
Gadolinium Lumps
Gadolinium Metal
Gadolinium Metal
Sublimed Europium Metal
Sublimed Europium Metal
Europium Foils
Europium Foils
Samarium Slugs
Samarium Slugs
Sublimed Dendritic Metal Sm
Sublimed Dendritic Metal Sm
Samarium Pieces by distillation method
Samarium Pieces by distillation method
Sublimed Samarium Metal
Sublimed Samarium Metal
Neodymium Rods
Neodymium Rods
Neodymium Foils
Neodymium Foils
Neodymium Ingot
Neodymium Ingot
Cerium Ingot
Cerium Ingot
Lanthanum Particles
Lanthanum Particles
Lanthanum Metal
Lanthanum Metal
Metal Powders

Scandium PowderYttrium PowderLutetium PowderYtterbium PowderThulium PowderErbium Powder
Holmium PowderDysprosium PowderTerbium PowderGadolinium PowderEuropium PowderSamarium Powder
Promethium PowderNeodymium PowderPraseodymium PowderCerium PowderLanthanum Powder
Scandium Powder
Scandium Powder Sc
Scandium Powder
Scandium Powder
Yttrium Powder
Yttrium Powder
Holmium Metal Powder
Holmium Metal Powder
Dysprosium Powder
Dysprosium Powder Dy
Europium Powder
Europium Powder Rare Earth Metal Fine Particles Eu REM 99.9% -100mesh -200mesh
Samarium Powder
Samarium Powder
Neodymium Powder
Neodymium Powder
Praseodymium Powder
Praseodymium Powder
Metal Foils

Scandium FoilsYttrium FoilsLutetium FoilsYtterbium FoilsThulium FoilsErbium Foils
Holmium FoilsDysprosium FoilsTerbium FoilsGadolinium FoilsEuropium FoilsSamarium Foils
Promethium FoilsNeodymium FoilsPraseodymium FoilsCerium FoilsLanthanum Foils
Scandium Foils
Scandium Metal Foils
Scandium Metal Foils
Scandium Metal Foils
Yttrium Foils
Yttrium Foils
Ytterbium Sheet
Ytterbium Sheet
Holmium Foil Unannealed
Holmium Foil Unannealed
Dysprosium Metal Foils
Dysprosium Metal Foils
Gadolinium Metal Foils
Gadolinium Metal Foils
Gadolinium Sheet
Gadolinium Sheet
Gadolinium Foil
Gadolinium Foil
Europium Foils
Europium Foils
Samarium Foils
Samarium Foils
Samarium Foils
Samarium Foils
Neodymium Foils
Neodymium Foils

Rare Earth Oxides

Scandium OxideYttrium OxideLutetium OxideYtterbium OxideThulium OxideErbium oxideHolmium OxideDysprosium Oxide
Terbium OxideGadolinium OxideEuropium OxideSamarium OxidePromethium OxideNeodymium OxidePraseodymium OxideCerium Oxide
Lanthanum Oxide       
Scandium Trioxide 99.99%
Scandium Trioxide 99.99%
Scandium Oxide
Scandium Oxide
Yttrium Oxide
Yttrium Oxide
Ytterbium Oxide
Ytterbium Oxide
Terbium Oxide
Terbium Oxide
Dysprosium Powder
Dysprosium Powder
Europium Oxide
Europium Oxide
Neodymium Oxide
Neodymium Oxide
99.99% Neodymium Oxide
99.99% Neodymium Oxide
Cerium Oxide
Cerium Oxiede
Lanthanum Trioxide
Lanthanum Oxide

Rare Earth Nitrides

Scandium NitrideLanthanum NitrideCerium NitridePraseodymium NitrideNeodymium NitrideSamarium NitrideGadolinium NitrideTerbium Nitride
Yttrium NitrideDysprosium NitrideHolmium NitrideErbium NitrideThulium NitrideYtterbium NitrideLutetium NitrideEuropium Nitride
Yttrium Nitride
Yttrium Nitride
Lutetium Nitride
Lutetium Nitride
Yttrium Nitride
Yttrium Nitride
Lanthanum Nitride
Lanthanum Nitride
Yttrium Nitride YN 99%
Yttrium Nitride YN 99%

Rare Earth Hydrides

Scandium HydrideLanthanum HydrideCerium HydridePraseodymium HydrideSamarium HydrideGadolinium HydrideTerbium HydrideYttrium Hydride
Dysprosium HydrideHolmium HydrideErbium HydrideThulium HydrideYtterbium HydrideLutetium HydrideMagnesium HydrideNeoydmium Hydride
Neodymium Hydride
Dysprosium Hydride
Dysprosium Hydride
Lanthanum Hydride
Lanthanum Hydride
Lutetium Hydride
Cerium Hydride
Yttrium Hydride

Rare Earth Borides

Lanthanum BorideCerium BorideSamarium BorideYtterbium BorideGadolinium BorideEuropium BorideErbium Boride 
Cerium Hexaboride
Cerium Hexaboride
Lanthanum Hexaboride Powder
Lanthanum Hexaboride Powder
Lanthanum Hexaboride Crystal
Lanthanum Hexaboride Crystal
Lanthanum Hexaboride Powder LaB6
Lanthanum Hexaboride Powder LaB6
SEM Lanthanum Hexaboride Nano Powder
SEM Lanthanum Hexaboride Nano Powder
SEM Lanthanum Hexaboride Nanopowder
SEM Lanthanum Hexaboride Nanopowder
Lanthanum Hexaboride Powder
Lanthanum Hexaboride Powder
Lanthanum Hexaboride
Lanthanum Hexaboride

Rare Earth Fluorides

Scandium FluorideLanthanum FluorideCerium FluoridePraseodymium FluorideNeodymium FluorideGadolinium FluorideYttrium FluorideTerbium Fluoride
Dysprosium FluorideHolmium FluorideErbium FluorideYtterbium Fluoride    

Rare Earth Salts

Scandium NitrateLanthanum PhosphateDysprosium IodideGadolinium OxalateCerium BromideCerium CarbonateLanthanum HydroxideLanthanum Nitrate
Lanthanum CarbonateCerium Oxalate      
Lanthanum(III) Chloride
Lanthanum(III) Chloride
Praseodymium Chloride
Praseodymium Chloride
Ytterbium Chloride Hexahydrate
Ytterbium Chloride Hexahydrate
Lanthanum Chloride Heptahydrate
Lanthanum Chloride Heptahydrate
Cerium Chloride Heptahydrate
Cerium Chloride Heptahydrate
Samarium Chloride Hexahydrate
Samarium Chloride Hexahydrate
Terbium Chloride Hexahydrate
Terbium Chloride Hexahydrate
Samarium Nitrate
Samarium Nitrate
Yttrium Nitrate Hexahydrate
Yttrium Nitrate Hexahydrate
Ammonium Cerium Nitrate
Ammonium Cerium Nitrate
Thulium Nitrate Hexahydrate
Thulium Nitrate Hexahydrate

Rare Earth Sulfides

Gadolinium SulfideYtterbium SulfideThulium SulfideHolmium SulfideYttrium SulfidePraseodymium SulfideSamarium SulfideDysprosium Sulfide
Cerium SulfideEuropium SulfideNeodymium SulfideLanthanum Sulfide    
Europium Sulfide EuS
Europium Sulfide EuS
Europium Sulfide Powder 99%
Europium Sulfide Powder 99%
Neodymium Sulfide
Neodymium Sulfide
Lanthanum(III) Sulfide
Lanthanum Sulfide
Zirconium Disulfide
Zirconium Disulfide
Tungsten Disulfide
Tungsten Disulfide
Nano Tungsten Disulfide WS2
Nano Tungsten Disulfide WS2