Ytterbium has a variety of uses, such as in semiconductor devices (Implanting Yttrium And Oxygen Ions At Semiconductor/Insulator Interface (1985)), and lasers:
- Ytterbium Laser Device (1971)), and
- Frequency-Doubled, Diode-Pumped Ytterbium Laser (1992).
It can also be used in industrial catalysis:
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