Titanium tetrafluoride (TiF4) is an inorganic compound, it is a white solid with high volatility at room temperature and pressure. Titanium tetrafluoride is a typical halide that exhibits high activity in chemical reactions and is often used as a catalyst in chemical reactions or as an intermediate in the production of other chemicals.

Uses of Titanium Tetrafluoride 

1. Metal smelting: Titanium tetrafluoride is an important intermediate in the production of titanium and its alloys. In the Kroll process, titanium tetrafluoride can be reduced to titanium. This metal is widely used in aerospace, military, medical equipment, chemical equipment and other fields because of its high strength, low density, excellent corrosion resistance and high temperature resistance.

2. Plasma etching: In semiconductor manufacturing, titanium tetrafluoride is often used as an etching agent in the dry etching process to precisely remove layers of material on silicon wafers to fabricate integrated circuits.

3. Catalyst: Titanium tetrafluoride can be used as a catalyst or catalyst carrier to promote the reaction rate in chemical reactions, especially in polymerization reactions.

4. Production of ceramic materials: Titanium tetrafluoride can be used to produce specific ceramic materials, such as titanate, which have special electrical, optical and mechanical properties and are widely used in the fields of electronics, optics and high-temperature technology.

5. Nuclear industry: Titanium tetrafluoride was once considered as a fluid material for molten salt reactors because of its good thermal stability and low vapor pressure at high temperatures.

6. Chemical reagents: In chemical laboratories, titanium tetrafluoride can be used as a fluorination reagent for the introduction of fluorine atoms into organic molecules.

7. Optical coatings: Titanium tetrafluoride can be used to make optical coatings to improve the performance of optical devices, such as reducing reflection and increasing light transmittance.