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1 Manufacturing  





2 Applications  



2.1  Precursor to lithium hexafluorophosphate for batteries  





2.2  In molten salts  





2.3  Optics  





2.4  Radiation detectors  





2.5  Nuclear reactors  





2.6  Cathode for PLED and OLEDs  







3 Natural occurrence  





4 References  














Lithium fluoride






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Lithium fluoride
Lithium fluoride boule
Lithium fluoride

__ Li+     __ F


__ Li+     __ F

Names
IUPAC name

Lithium fluoride

Identifiers

CAS Number

3D model (JSmol)

ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.229 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 232-152-0

PubChem CID

RTECS number
  • OJ6125000
UNII

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

  • InChI=1S/FH.Li/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 checkY

    Key: PQXKHYXIUOZZFA-UHFFFAOYSA-M checkY

  • InChI=1/FH.Li/h1H;/q;+1/p-1

    Key: PQXKHYXIUOZZFA-REWHXWOFAG

  • [Li+].[F-]

Properties

Chemical formula

LiF
Molar mass 25.939(2) g/mol
Appearance White powder or colorless hygroscopic crystals
Density 2.635 g/cm3
Melting point 845 °C (1,553 °F; 1,118 K)
Boiling point 1,676 °C (3,049 °F; 1,949 K)

Solubility in water

0.127 g/(100 mL) (18 °C)
0.134 g/(100 mL) (25 °C)

Solubility product (Ksp)

1.84×10−3[1]
Solubility soluble in HF
insoluble in alcohol

Magnetic susceptibility (χ)

−10.1·10−6cm3/mol

Refractive index (nD)

1.3915
Structure

Crystal structure

Face-centered cubic

Lattice constant

a = 403.51 pm

Molecular shape

Linear
Thermochemistry

Heat capacity (C)

1.507 J/(g·K)

Std molar
entropy
(S298)

35.73 J/(mol·K)

Std enthalpy of
formation
fH298)

-616 kJ/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:

Pictograms

GHS06: Toxic

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H301, H315, H319, H335[2]
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
3
0
0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):

LD50 (median dose)

143 mg/kg (oral, rat)[3]
Related compounds

Other anions

Lithium chloride
Lithium bromide
Lithium iodide
Lithium astatide

Other cations

Sodium fluoride
Potassium fluoride
Rubidium fluoride
Caesium fluoride
Francium fluoride

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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Infobox references

Lithium fluoride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula LiF. It is a colorless solid that transitions to white with decreasing crystal size. 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.[4] Partly because Li and F are both light elements, and partly because F2 is highly reactive, formation of LiF from the elements releases one of the highest energies per mass of reactants, second only to that of BeO.

Manufacturing[edit]

LiF is prepared from lithium hydroxideorlithium carbonate with hydrogen fluoride.[5]

Applications[edit]

Precursor to lithium hexafluorophosphate for batteries[edit]

Lithium fluoride is reacted with hydrogen fluoride (HF) and phosphorus pentachloride to make lithium hexafluorophosphate Li[PF6], an ingredient in lithium ion battery electrolyte.

The lithium fluoride alone does not absorb hydrogen fluoride to form a bifluoride salt.[6]

In molten salts[edit]

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 an Li-C-F interface on the carbon electrodes.[4] 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; 2LiF·BeF2 (66mol% of LiF, 33 mol% of BeF2).

Optics[edit]

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 optics for the vacuum ultraviolet spectrum.[7] (See also magnesium fluoride.) Lithium fluoride is used also as a diffracting crystal in X-ray spectrometry.

Radiation detectors[edit]

It is also used as a means to record ionizing radiation exposure from gamma rays, beta particles, and neutrons (indirectly, using the 6
3
Li
(n,alpha) nuclear reaction) in thermoluminescent dosimeters. 6LiF nanopowder enriched to 96% has been used as the neutron reactive backfill material for microstructured semiconductor neutron detectors (MSND).[8]

Nuclear reactors[edit]

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 to 459 °C or 680 to 858 °F) 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[edit]

Lithium fluoride is widely used in PLED and OLED as a coupling layer to enhance electron injection. The thickness of the LiF layer is usually around 1 nm. The dielectric constant (or relative permittivity, ε) of LiF is 9.0.[9]

Natural occurrence[edit]

Naturally occurring lithium fluoride is known as the extremely rare mineral griceite.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Rumble (June 18, 2018). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (99 ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–188. ISBN 978-1138561632.
  • ^ "Lithium fluoride - Product Specification Sheet". Sigma-Aldrich. Merck KGaA. Retrieved 1 Sep 2019.
  • ^ "Lithium fluoride". Toxnet. NLM. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 Aug 2014.
  • ^ a b Aigueperse J, Mollard P, Devilliers D, et al. (2005). "Fluorine Compounds, Inorganic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a11_307. ISBN 9783527303854.
  • ^ Bellinger SL, Fronk RG, McNeil WJ, et al. (2012). "Improved High Efficiency Stacked Microstructured Neutron Detectors Backfilled With Nanoparticle 6LiF". IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 59 (1): 167–173. Bibcode:2012ITNS...59..167B. doi:10.1109/TNS.2011.2175749. S2CID 19657691.
  • ^ Aigueperse, Jean; Mollard, Paul; Devilliers, Didier; Chemla, Marius; Faron, Robert; Romano, René; Cuer, Jean Pierre (2000). "Fluorine Compounds, Inorganic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a11_307. ISBN 3527306730.
  • ^ "Lithium Fluoride (LiF) Optical Material". Crystran 19. 2012.
  • ^ McGregor DS, Bellinger SL, Shultis JK (2013). "Present status of microstructured semiconductor neutron detectors". Journal of Crystal Growth. 379: 99–110. Bibcode:2013JCrGr.379...99M. doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2012.10.061. hdl:2097/16983.
  • ^ Andeen C, Fontanella J, Schuele D (1970). "Low-Frequency Dielectric Constant of LiF, NaF, NaCl, NaBr, KCl, and KBr by the Method of Substitution". Phys. Rev. B. 2 (12): 5068–73. Bibcode:1970PhRvB...2.5068A. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.2.5068.
  • ^ "Griceite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 22 Jan 2014.

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