Thorium Doped Calcium Fluoride Crystal
SKU: 68761W
Bring cutting-edge physics to your classroom with a Thorium doped Indigo® fluorite molecular model of a nuclear clock crystal.
Build the crystal structure behind the world’s first operating nuclear clock. Get this high-quality Thorium-doped Calcium Fluoride Orbit model kit for just $63.95. Perfect for advanced physics, materials science, and solid-state chemistry classrooms. In stock and ready to ship. Order now!
Take solid-state chemistry and materials science into the near future. With a minor modification, our Fluorite Crystal Mineral Structure Model (SKU 68761W) can illustrate how thorium doping is the breakthrough behind the world’s first operating nuclear clocks.
The Cochranes of Oxford Orbit system is unique among model styles in having an 8 coordinate grey atom. Educators can use it to physically demonstrate "interstitial doping" and "charge compensation". Simply swap a single grey 8-coordinate Calcium ion with its green counterpart to represent Thorium-229. To maintain electrical neutrality just like a real crystal lattice, remove two neighboring purple tetrahedral fluoride atoms. You can also make the doped site glow in the dark by using our 25mm GlowBonds™.
Indigo Instruments has held inventory of genuine Cochranes of Oxford (Orbit) parts for 30+ years (See Skeletal (Orbit/Minit)) that are compatible with every molecular model we have sold since day 1. This level of quality may appear expensive but no parts support from other vendors costs even more.
