Gallium monofluoride

Gallium monofluoride is an inorganic compound with the formula GaF.The compound has only been observed in the gas-phase.[1] It can be generated by the oxidation of gallium with either aluminum fluoride or calcium fluoride.[2] In 2011, a group of Brazilian and German researchers used the molecular absorption of fluorogallium created in a graphite furnace to determine that 5.2 picograms of fluorine is the smallest detectable portion of the element.[3] Its ionization energy is 10.64 eV.
IUPAC nameCAS NumberChemSpiderPubChemSMILESChemical formulaMolar massstandard stateinorganic compoundgalliumaluminum fluoridecalcium fluoridemolecular absorptiongraphitefluorineionization energy