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Recommended Crucibles For Evaporation Materials
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Crucible are used in laboratory procedures for the production of materials such as glass and metal. They are manufactured from various materials to meet specified temperature and corrosion resistance requirements.
The following suggestions assist in selecting an appropriate crucible for vapourisation materials:
| Vapourisation Material | Recommended Crucible(s) |
| Aluminium (Al) | Boron Nitride (BN) |
| Aluminium Fluoride (AlF3) | Graphite (C) |
| Al/Si (2%) | Boron Nitride (BN) |
| Antimony (Sb) | Boron Nitride (BN) Graphite (C) Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Antimony Telluride (Sb2Te3) | Graphite (C) |
| Antimony Oxide (Sb2O3) | Boron Nitride (BN) Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Bismuth | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Glassy Carbon |
| Bismuth Telluride (Bi2Te3) | Graphite (C) Quartz |
| Boron (B) | Graphite (C) Glassy Carbon |
| Cadmium (Cd) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Cadmium Selenide (CdSe) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Cadmium Sulphide (CdS) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) | Quartz |
| Chromium (Cr) | Glassy Carbon |
| Cobalt (Co) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Copper (Cu) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Molybdenum (Mo) Tantalum (Ta) |
| Copper Oxide (CuO) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Gadolinium (Gd) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Gallium (Ga) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) | Graphite (C) |
| Gallium Nitride (GaN) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Gallium Phosphide (GaP) | Quartz |
| Germanium (Ge) | Quartz Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Germanium Oxide (GeO2) | Quartz Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Germanium Telluride (GeTe) | Quartz Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Gold (Au) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Boron Nitride (BN) Glassy Carbon |
| Indium (In) | Graphite (C) Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Indium Oxide (In2O3) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Indium Phosphide (InP) | Graphite (C) |
| Indium Sulphide (InS) | Graphite (C) |
| Iron (Fe) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Iron Sulphide (FeS) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Lanthanum (La) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Lead (Pb) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Lead Iodide (PbI2) | Quartz |
| Lead Stannate (PbSnO2) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Lead Selenide (PbSe) | Graphite (C) Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Lead Telluride (PbTe) | Graphite (C) Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Lithium (Li) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Lithium Fluoride (LiF) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Magnesium (Mg) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Glassy Carbon |
| Magnesium Fluoride (MgF2) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Magnesium Oxide (MgO) | Graphite (C) Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Manganese (Mn) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Molybdenum Oxide (MoO3) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Boron Nitride (BN) |
| Ni/Cr | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Glassy Carbon |
| Nickel (Ni) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Glassy Carbon |
| Nickel Oxide (NiO) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Palladium (Pd) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Permalloy (Ni/Fe) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Glassy Carbon |
| Phosphorus (P) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Platinum (Pt) | Graphite (C) |
| Rhodium (Rh) | Glassy Carbon |
| Scandium (Sc) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Selenium (Se) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Glassy Carbon |
| Silicon (Si) | Tantalum (Ta) Glassy Carbon |
| Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Silicon Monoxide (SiO) | Tantalum (Ta) |
| Silver (Ag) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Molybdenum (Mo) |
| Strontium Oxide (SrO) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5) | Glassy Carbon |
| Tellurium (Te) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Terbium (Tb) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Tin (Sn) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Tin Oxide (SnO2) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Titanium (Ti) | Titanium Carbide (TiC) |
| Vanadium Pentoxide (V2O5) | Quartz |
| Yttrium (Y) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) |
| Yttrium Oxide (Y2O3) | Graphite (C) |
| Zinc (Zn) | Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) Quartz |
| Zinc Selenide (ZnSe) | Quartz |
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