Europium(II) fluoride is an

inorganic compound In chemistry, an inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as '' inorganic chemist ...

with a chemical formula EuF₂. It was first synthesized in 1937.Zhao Yongzhi, Ma Ying, Hou Shaochun, Zhang Wenjuan, Wang Jingjing, Ding Yanrong, Hao Yifan
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(''lit''. Research Progress of Europium(II) Fluoride). ''Chinese Rare Earths'', 2017. 38 (5): 134-140. (in Chinese)

Production

Europium(II) fluoride can be produced by reducing

europium(III) fluoride Europium(III) fluoride is an inorganic compound with a chemical formula EuF3. Production Europium(III) fluoride can produced by reacting europium(III) nitrate and ammonium fluoride: : Eu(NO3)3 + 3 NH4F → EuF3 + 3 NH4NO3 Europium(III) fluoride ...

with metallic

europium Europium is a chemical element with the symbol Eu and atomic number 63. Europium is the most reactive lanthanide by far, having to be stored under an inert fluid to protect it from atmospheric oxygen or moisture. Europium is also the softest lanth ...

hydrogen gas Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. Hydrogen is the lightest element. At standard conditions hydrogen is a gas of diatomic molecules having the formula . It is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, a ...

Georg Brauer: ''Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie''. 3., umgearb. Auflage. Band I. Enke, Stuttgart 1975, , S. 255. :

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Properties

Europium(II) fluoride is a bright yellowish solid with a

fluorite structure In solid state chemistry, the fluorite structure refers to a common motif for compounds with the formula MX2. The X ions occupy the eight tetrahedral interstitial sites whereas M ions occupy the regular sites of a face-centered cubic (FCC) structure ...

. EuF₂ can be used to dope a trivalent rare-earth fluoride, such as LaF₃, to create a vacancy-filled structure with increased conductivity over a pure crystal. Such a crystal can be used as a fluoride-specific

semipermeable membrane Semipermeable membrane is a type of biological or synthetic, polymeric membrane that will allow certain molecules or ions to pass through it by osmosis. The rate of passage depends on the pressure, concentration, and temperature of the molecul ...

in a

fluoride selective electrode A fluoride selective electrode is a type of ion selective electrode sensitive to the concentration of the fluoride ion. A common example is the lanthanum fluoride electrode. Lanthanum fluoride electrode In the lanthanum fluoride electrode, the se ...

to detect trace quantities of fluoride.

References

{{Lanthanide halides Europium(II) compounds Fluorides Lanthanide halides Substances discovered in the 1930s Fluorite crystal structure