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Vanadium oxides have been demonstrated to have many interesting and useful applications as battery cathode materials, (V₆0₁₃, Ag₂V₄O₁₁, LiV₃O₈ etc…all available from Lorad), in catalysis, sensors for gas detection, and in thin-film form in electro-optical devices.

The Lorad Chemical Corporation is pleased to annouce the availability of a custom Lanthanum Strontium Manganite product available for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, (SOFC) applications. The Lorad Lanthanum Strontium Manganite Powder process is designed to make available a premium quality, cost competitive material for industrial applications.

Silver vanadium oxide, (SVO) is used as a cathode material in high rate implantable cardiac defibrillator batteries. Typically, a ceramic process is used to manufacture this material. This involves grinding and blending either Silver oxide or Silver nitrate with a highly toxic Vanadium source, usually Vanadium pentoxide.

Lorad scientists have developed a new method for the synthesis of zinc sulfide powders. This new process can generate zinc sulfide powders on a continuous basis. Initial materials in the 100nm - 150nm range are available in multi-kilogram quantities.

Lorad Chemical is pleased to announce that we can now offer a superior Strontium Sulfide product for phosphor applications, including x-ray screens.

Custom synthesized ytterbium aluminum garnet, YbAG can now be made available in research and initial commercial quantities.

Tin sulfide is available in pure bulk granular form as a source material for the thermal evaporation of photovoltaic thin films.

In keeping with the planned expansion of our range of phosphor materials, we are now able to offer commercial quantities, (multi-kg units) of an efficient europium activated strontium thiogallate phosphor. 

Lorad is the world leader in the manufacturing of high quality Lithium Sulfide powder for use in advanced lithium-ion battery applications. Lorad's Lithium Sulfide powder is typically prepared as a 99.9% (metals basis) pure -200 mesh powder.

Lorad continues to develop and offer commercial sulfide products for advanced battery applications. Now, in addition to our high performance cobalt disulfide and enhanced disulfide products, we can offer two nano-structured iron disulfide powders.