This product is a bottle of 100 grams of high purity niobium pellets - Nb, 99.95% pure, that are 1 - 6 mm in size and ships in PET plastic or glass bottles. These pellets have a density of 8.57 g/cc, a melting point of 2,468 °C, and a vapor pressure of 10^-4 Torr at 2,287 °C. Its coefficient of thermal expansion is 7.3 x 10^-6/K, and in context of thin films deposition, it has a Z ratio of 0.492

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Niobium
Niobium is a transition metal known for its high melting point, corrosion resistance, and superconducting properties. It is primarily used in steel alloys to improve strength and toughness, making it essential in construction, pipelines, and aerospace applications. Niobium is also used in superconducting magnets for MRI machines, particle accelerators, and advanced electronics. Due to its biocompatibility, it finds use in medical implants. Additionally, niobium compounds are utilized in optical and thin-film coatings for electronics and specialty glasses.

Niobium is used in thin film coatings for various high-tech applications due to its unique properties like superconductivity, high melting point, and corrosion resistance. Common uses include:

1. Superconducting Coatings: In electronic and quantum devices.
2. Protective Coatings: For enhancing durability and corrosion resistance in aerospace and medical tools.
3. Optical Coatings: Used in interference filters, anti-reflective coatings, and transparent conductive layers.
4. Adhesion Layers: As a bonding layer between different materials in multilayer structures.

These properties make niobium valuable in both scientific and industrial thin film applications.