Bismuth Top Hat Single Crystal

Formula: Bi

Form: Single Crystal

Material: Bismuth

CAS Number: 7440-69-9

Commodity: Metals

Purity: 99.999%

Top Section Thickness (mm): 1mm

Bottom Section Thickness: 1mm

Inside Diameter: 8mm

Outside Diameter: 10mm

Orientation: (111)

Goodfellow's Bismuth Top Hat Single Crystal is one of the single crystal materials offered in its range. This single crystal material has many variations and is used in fundemental and applied research across physics, chemistry, and materials science. For example, bismuth single crystals can serve as monochromators for x-rays or as electrodes in electrochemical studies, where their high purity and lack of grain boundaries are advantageous. Goodfellow offers Bismuth Top Hat Single crystals with specific orientations for investigating optical, electrical, and thermal properties.

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Tolerances

Single Crystal

Orientation		See Item
Thickness		+2% / -1%
Length		+2% / -1%

Top Hat

Inside Diameter		+2% / -1%
Outside Diameter		+2% / -1%
Bottom Section Thickness		+2% / -1%
Top Section Thickness		+2% / -1%

Material Properties for Metals

Atomic Properties

Element	Value
Atomic number	83
Crystal structure	Rhombohedral
Electronic structure	Xe 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6s² 6p³
Valences shown	3, 5
Atomic weight( amu )	208.9804
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns )	0.034
Photo-electric work function( eV )	4.4
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm )	0.182
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	5/ 56.0
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	1/ 7.29
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	3/ 25.6
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	4/ 45.3
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	6/ 88.3
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	2/ 16.7

Mechanical Properties

Element	Value
Material condition	Polycrystalline
Poisson's ratio	0.33
Bulk modulus( GPa )	31.3
Tensile modulus( GPa )	34
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² )	16-19

Electrical Properties

Element	Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	117@20@20°C
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ )	0.0046@0-100°C
Thermal emf against Pt (cold 0C - hot 100C)( mV )	-7.34

Physical Properties

Element	Value
Boiling point( C )	1560
Density( gcm⁻³ )	9.8@20°C

Thermal Properties

Element	Value
Melting point( C )	271.3
Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ )	857
Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ )	52
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ )	124@25°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ )	7.9@0-100°C
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ )	13.4@0-100°C

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