MSE PRO Lead (II, IV) Oxide (Pb₃O₄) 99.99% 4N Powder, 500g

Lead (II, IV) Oxide, Pb₃O₄, 99.99% 4N High Purity Powder

• Product Number: PO5301 (500 g)
• Formula: Pb₃O₄
• CAS Number: 1314-41-6
• Molecular Weight: 685.6  g/mol
• Density: 8.3 g/cm³ at 25°C
• Melting Point: 500°C (decomposition)
• Thermal expansion coefficient: Parallel to a – 14.6 x 10^-6, c – 19.3 x 10^-6 /K
• Color: red/orange
• Purity: 99.99% 4N (trace metal basis)
• Shipping and handling: This material is classified as a hazmat and requires special packaging and shipping to comply with regulatory requirements. 

Applications 

Lead (II,IV) oxide, also called red lead, orange lead, minimum, is the inorganic compound with the formula Pb₃O₄. A bright red or orange solid, it is used as pigment, in the manufacture of batteries, and rust-proof primer paints. It is an example of a mixed valence compound, being composed of both Pb (II) and Pb (IV) in the ratio of two to one.  This 99.99% high purity lead oxide powder is an ideal precursor material for making high performance optical glass and crystal materials. 

Lead (II,IV) oxide has a tetragonal crystal structure at room temperature, which then transforms to an orthorhombic (Pearson symbol oP28, Space group Pbam, No. 55) form at temperature 170 K (−103 °C). This phase transition only changes the symmetry of the crystal and slightly modifies the interatomic distances and angles.

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Reference:

M. Cao, C. Hu, G. Peng, Y. Qi, and E. Wang. Selected-Control Synthesis of PbO₂and Pb₃O₄Single-Crystalline Nanorods. J. Am. Chem. Soc. Vol 125 (17), pp. 4982–4983, 2003.

 H.J. Terpstra, R.A. De Groot, and C. Haas. The electronic structure of the mixed valence compound Pb₃O₄. J. Physics and Chemistry of Solids Vol. 58(4), pp. 561-566, 1997.