Terbium
Terbio (Tb, Z=65)
- Date
- 1843 · confidence high
- Place
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Credited to
- Carl Gustaf Mosander
- People
- 👤 Carl Gustaf Mosander1797–1858
- Field
- Matter & energy
What was discovered
Mosander separated Gadolin's yttria into three fractions: yttria, erbia and terbia.
The names erbia and terbia were later swapped by confusion.
What it led to
- Green phosphors for fluorescent lamps and displays
- Terfenol-D, a magnetostrictive material
- Sonar sensors and actuators
Built on
- Gadolin's yttria
- Fractional precipitation
Made possible
- Terfenol-D
- Green phosphor in tri-phosphor lamps