Vantasner AG, VHP device program. Version 1.0, 2026-10-21.
Table note: every price in this document is a planning estimate, not a quotation. Estimates were assembled from open catalog listings, published list prices and vendor webshop ranges seen in web searches run on 2026-10-21, expressed in US dollars. They move with palladium spot price, isotope demand and vendor pack changes. Use them for budget planning only, then replace them with written quotes at purchase time.
1 Hydride and deuteride powders
| Item (catalog-style description) | Supplier | Unit price | Order note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palladium black, high purity fine powder, CAS 7440-05-3 | American Elements (palladium black product page) | 250 to 450 per 5 g (estimate) | Quote-based house; request SDS and size distribution with the lot |
| Palladium powder, 99.995% trace metals basis | Sigma-Aldrich (Merck), item 203939 | 300 to 500 per 5 g (estimate) | Catalog item |
| Palladium sponge, 99.9% trace metals basis, synonym palladium black | Sigma-Aldrich, item 267082 | 250 to 450 per 10 g (estimate) | Catalog item |
| Palladium powder or granules, 99.99% | Sigma-Aldrich, item 203998 | 250 to 450 per 5 g (estimate) | Catalog item |
| Palladium powder, granule, foil and pellet forms, research quantities | Goodfellow | 300 to 600 per 10 g in powder or granule form (estimate) | Specialist small-quantity house |
| Titanium sponge, 3 mm and down, 99.5% metals basis, 1 kg | Thermo Scientific Chemicals (Alfa Aesar), item 042459.A1 | 100 to 250 per kg (estimate) | Catalog item; 5 kg pack also listed |
| Titanium sponge, 3 to 19 mm, 99.95% metals basis, 50 g | Thermo Scientific Chemicals, item AA1058318 | about 60 per 50 g (estimate; catalog listing seen 2026-10-21) | Catalog item |
| Titanium powder, -100 mesh, 99.4%, 500 g | Thermo Scientific Chemicals, item 010383.36 | 150 to 300 (estimate) | Catalog item |
| Titanium powder, -200 mesh, 99.5% metals basis, 250 g | Thermo Scientific Chemicals, item 043102.30 | 100 to 220 (estimate) | Catalog item |
| Titanium deuteride (TiD2), reactive metal deuteride powder | Blank Slate Innovation (reactive metal deuteride and deuteroxide house; inventory-backed and made to order) | 300 to 800 per 100 g (estimate, request for quote) | Named deuteride supplier; also lists lithium deuteride and erbium deuteride |
| Zirconium powder, 99.5%, -50 mesh | Strem Chemicals, catalog 93-4047 | 100 to 250 per 100 g (estimate) | Catalog item |
| Zirconium powder, high purity, multiple size fractions | American Elements (zirconium powder product page) | 120 to 300 per 100 g (estimate) | Quote-based house |
| Zirconium deuteride (ZrD2) powder | Blank Slate Innovation | 250 to 600 per 100 g (estimate, request for quote) | As TiD2 |
| Carbonyl nickel powder: Vale CGNP chemical grade, T255, and Nickel 525 conductive grade | Novamet Specialty Products (webshop) | 200 to 750 per pack depending on grade and size (estimate; vendor webshop range) | Carbonyl process powder from Vale |
| PdDx pre-loaded target, D/Pd about 0.7 | In-house loading in a Parr-class vessel from deuterium gas (primary route); custom request for quote to deuteride houses (secondary route) | In-house: cylinder gas cost only; purchased equivalent 1000 to 2500 per 5 g (estimate) | Loading procedure lives in SPECS.md section 1 |
2 Piezoelectric powders and ceramics
| Item | Supplier | Unit price | Order note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barium titanate(IV) powder, below 3 um, 99%, CAS 12047-27-7 | Sigma-Aldrich, item 208108 | 60 to 150 per 100 g (estimate) | Confirmed catalog item |
| PZT (lead zirconate titanate) materials, soft classes matching PZT-5H and PZT-5A: discs, rings, plates, custom powder lots | APC International | discs 10 to 20 mm: 5 to 25 each (estimate); powder by request 30 to 120 per kg (estimate) | Piezo ceramics manufacturer; proprietary 840/850/855 material families |
| PZT discs, rings, plates and blocks, all standard compositions | Steiner and Martins (STEMINC) | 5 to 25 per disc or ring (estimate) | Catalog discs and rings |
| PZT discs and custom piezo ceramics | Weifang Jude Electronic | 3 to 20 per disc (estimate) | Volume disc source seen in search |
| ZnO (zinc oxide) reagent powder, 1 to 5 um grades | Standard laboratory reagent houses (the houses in section 1 carry it) | 20 to 60 per 100 g (estimate) | Commodity reagent |
| Lithium niobate (LiNbO3) powder, 99% and higher, CAS 12031-63-9 | American Elements (lithium niobate product page) | 60 to 200 per 10 g (estimate) | Quote-based house |
| Lithium niobate optical wafers, 10 x 10 x 0.5 mm, z-cut | Optics crystal houses (photonics catalog channel) | 150 to 400 per wafer (estimate) | For seed crystals and d33 reference discs |
3 Carrier fluids
| Item | Supplier | Unit price | Order note |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEROSIL 200 hydrophilic fumed silica, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller area 175 to 225 m2/g | Evonik, through distribution | 50 to 150 per kg (estimate) | Datasheet-confirmed grade |
| Polypropylene glycol, molar mass about 725 | Sigma-Aldrich or equivalent reagent house | 60 to 120 per liter (estimate) | Standard reagent |
| Cornstarch, food grade | Grocery or reagent supply | 20 to 40 per kg (estimate) | Prototyping fluid only |
| Glycerol-D5 (1,1,2,3,3-D5), above 98 atom % D | Cambridge Isotope Laboratories | 100 to 250 per gram (estimate) | Confirmed catalog family (glycerol-D5 items) |
| Dodecane-d26, 98 atom % D | Sigma-Aldrich, item 489131 | 80 to 200 per gram (estimate) | Confirmed catalog item |
| Hexadecane-d34, 98 atom % D | Sigma-Aldrich, item 489603 | 80 to 220 per gram (estimate) | Confirmed catalog item |
| Deuterium oxide (D2O, heavy water), 99.9 atom % D, 10 g to 1 kg packs | Sigma-Aldrich, item 151882 | 60 to 120 per 100 g; 400 to 800 per kg (estimate) | Confirmed catalog item and pack range |
| Deuterium oxide, 99.8 and 99.9 atom % D | Cambridge Isotope Laboratories | 60 to 130 per 100 g (estimate) | Same class as Sigma-Aldrich |
| 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMIM BF4), 98% and higher, CAS 174501-65-6 | Sigma-Aldrich, items 711748, 91508, 39931 | 50 to 150 per 25 g (estimate) | Confirmed catalog family at three purity grades |
4 Gases and gas hardware
| Item | Supplier | Unit price | Order note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuterium 2.8 scientific grade, D2 at or above 99.8%, O2 below or equal 5 ppm | Linde (HiQ specialty gases) | 1500 to 4000 per cylinder fill plus cylinder rent (estimate) | Manufacturer datasheet confirms the grade |
| Deuterium, 99.8 atom % D, 50 g and 100 g packs (about 560 and 1120 liters gas at standard conditions) | Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, items DLM-408-50 and DLM-408-100 | 500 to 1500 per 50 g pack; 900 to 2500 per 100 g pack (estimate) | Confirmed catalog items |
| Deuterium, 99.9 atom % D (D2 99.8% plus HD 0.2%) | Cambridge Isotope Laboratories Advanced Materials line, item DLM-1329 | 1000 to 2600 per pack (estimate) | Higher isotope purity option |
| Deuterium, 99.8 atom % D, lecture bottle | Sigma-Aldrich, item 361860 | 400 to 1200 (estimate) | Confirmed catalog item |
| Deuterium specialty gas, bulk lecture bottle and cylinder classes | Air Liquide | comparable to Linde (estimate) | Gas encyclopedia listing confirms supply |
| Hydrogen 99.999%, 40 to 50 L cylinder | Linde or Air Liquide | 80 to 250 plus rent (estimate) | Control gas |
| Argon 99.999%, 40 to 50 L cylinder | Linde or Air Liquide | 60 to 150 plus rent (estimate) | Glovebox and purge gas |
| Two-stage stainless-diaphragm regulators, CGA 350 (D2, H2) and CGA 580 (Ar), 0 to 50 psi outlets | Gas houses or instrument distributors | 250 to 800 each (estimate) | One in service, one spare per gas |
| Getter gas purifier, O2 and H2O below 1 ppm outlet | Specialty gas equipment channel | 800 to 2500 (estimate) | Fits the D2 loading manifold |
5 Excitation hardware
| Item | Supplier | Unit price | Order note |
|---|---|---|---|
| UP400St ultrasonic processor, 400 W, 24 kHz | Hielscher Ultrasonics | 6000 to 9000 (estimate) | Manufacturer datasheet confirms model |
| UIP1000hdT ultrasonic processor, 1000 W, 20 kHz | Hielscher Ultrasonics | 12000 to 18000 (estimate) | Manufacturer datasheet confirms model |
| UIP2000hdT ultrasonic processor, 2000 W, 20 kHz | Hielscher Ultrasonics | 20000 to 30000 (estimate) | Manufacturer datasheet confirms model |
| VCX 750 ultrasonic processor, 750 W, 20 kHz, with 12.7 and 25.4 mm horns | Sonics and Materials | 6000 to 8500 (estimate) | Manufacturer datasheet confirms model |
| SFX550 Sonifier, 550 W, 20 kHz, half-inch horn | Branson (Emerson) | 5500 to 7500 (estimate) | Manufacturer datasheet confirms model |
| Bransonic CPX or CPXH heated ultrasonic bath, 40 kHz class; Branson 3800 series | Branson (Emerson) | 1000 to 3000 (estimate) | 40 kHz transducers per manufacturer literature |
| Cleaning transducer modules, 28, 40, 80 kHz standard | APC International | 50 to 300 per module (estimate) | Manufacturer page confirms the standard frequency classes |
| SDG1032X dual-channel arbitrary waveform generator, 30 MHz | Siglent | 377 list price seen 2026-10-21 (estimate) | Published list price |
| SDG1062X dual-channel generator, 60 MHz | Siglent | 500 to 700 (estimate) | Same family |
| TG5011A single-channel function and arbitrary generator, 50 MHz | Aim-TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) | 1100 to 1500 (estimate) | Manual and catalog family confirmed |
| 240L broadband Class A amplifier, 10 kHz to 12 MHz, about 40 W | Electronics and Innovation (E&I) | 5000 to 8000 (estimate) | Model confirmed in manufacturer manuals |
| 1140LA amplifier, 1000 W, 10 kHz to 2 MHz | Electronics and Innovation (E&I) | 12000 to 18000 (estimate) | Model confirmed in manufacturer manuals |
| Trek 5/80-HS high-voltage amplifier, 0 to plus or minus 5 kV, 80 mA | Advanced Energy (Trek) | 8000 to 15000 (estimate) | Manufacturer datasheet confirms model |
| Trek PZD700A piezo driver, 0 to plus or minus 700 V | Advanced Energy (Trek) | 6000 to 10000 (estimate) | Manufacturer product page confirms model |
| HTS series fast high-voltage transistor switches, MOSFET stacks across a 1 to 150 kV family | Behlke Power Electronics | 1500 to 4000 per unit (estimate) | Manufacturer application notes confirm the series |
| Polypropylene pulse capacitors, 0.1 to 2 uF, 1 to 5 kV, low inductance | Pulse capacitor distributors (general class) | 50 to 500 each (estimate) | Bank built from matched pairs |
| Ignitron tubes, legacy high-current switches | Surplus tube channels (general class) | 500 to 2000 per tube (estimate) | Optional; modern builds prefer the MOSFET stacks above |
| SL series DC high-voltage power supplies, 10 to 1200 W | Spellman High Voltage | 2500 to 6000 (estimate) | Series confirmed by manufacturer literature |
| PS and WX series DC high-voltage supplies, kV classes to 75 kV and beyond | Glassman High Voltage (Spellman company), new and surplus | 2000 to 6000 (estimate) | Brand confirmed; surplus channel for budget builds |
| SG series programmable DC supplies to 1000 V | Sorensen (AMETEK) | 1500 to 4000 (estimate) | Series confirmed by trade press and vendor |
6 Thermal hardware and loading vessels
| Item | Supplier | Unit price | Order note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIR series high-watt-density cartridge heaters, Incoloy sheath, 6 to 19 mm, 100 to 1000 W | Omega Engineering | 60 to 150 each (estimate) | Series confirmed; individual listings seen near 100 to 130 |
| Mica band heaters for vessel clamping | Omega Engineering | 40 to 150 each (estimate) | Catalog class |
| CN7500 series 1/32 DIN panel PID controllers with ramp and soak | Omega Engineering | 80 to 200 each (estimate) | Series confirmed by manufacturer instruction sheets |
| K-type thermocouples plus 25 A solid-state relays | Omega Engineering | 50 to 120 per control loop (estimate) | Pairs with the CN7500 |
| Series 4760 general purpose pressure vessels, 100 to 600 mL, T316 stainless | Parr Instrument Company | 6000 to 12000 (estimate) | Series confirmed by manufacturer pages |
| Series 4700 general purpose vessels, 22 to 45 mL | Parr Instrument Company | 3500 to 7000 (estimate) | Same family |
| Series 4740 high-pressure/high-temperature vessels, 25 and 75 mL | Parr Instrument Company | 4000 to 8000 (estimate) | Same family |
7 Supplier confirmation log
Names below were checked by web search on 2026-10-21 and each sells the listed class. Classes without a confirmed named supplier were left generic on purpose.
- Goodfellow: palladium in multiple forms, research quantities.
- Thermo Scientific Chemicals (Alfa Aesar): titanium sponge and titanium powder in mesh fractions.
- Sigma-Aldrich (Merck): palladium powder and sponge, barium titanate powder, heavy water, deuterated alkanes, ionic liquids, deuterium lecture bottle.
- American Elements: palladium black, titanium and zirconium powders, lithium niobate.
- Strem Chemicals: zirconium powder, 99.5%, -50 mesh.
- Novamet Specialty Products: carbonyl nickel powders (Vale CGNP, T255, Nickel 525).
- Blank Slate Innovation: reactive metal deuterides (titanium deuteride, lithium deuteride, erbium deuteride) and deuteroxides in heavy water.
- Cambridge Isotope Laboratories: deuterated glycerol, heavy water, deuterium gas packs.
- Evonik: AEROSIL 200 fumed silica.
- APC International: PZT and barium titanate ceramics, 28 to 120 kHz cleaning transducers.
- Steiner and Martins (STEMINC) and Weifang Jude Electronic: piezo discs, rings, plates.
- Linde and Air Liquide: deuterium specialty gas (Linde HiQ datasheet), hydrogen, argon.
- Hielscher Ultrasonics, Sonics and Materials, Branson (Emerson): 20 kHz processors and 40 kHz baths.
- Siglent and Aim-TTi: function and arbitrary waveform generators.
- Electronics and Innovation: broadband RF power amplifiers.
- Advanced Energy (Trek): high-voltage piezo amplifiers.
- Behlke Power Electronics: fast high-voltage MOSFET switch stacks.
- Spellman High Voltage and Glassman High Voltage: DC high-voltage supplies; AMETEK Sorensen: programmable DC supplies.
- Omega Engineering: cartridge heaters, band heaters, PID controllers.
- Parr Instrument Company: non-stirred pressure vessels, series 4700 through 4790.
Budget view for the first campaign (estimate): powders and carriers about 6 to 10 thousand dollars, gases and plumbing about 2 to 4 thousand, excitation electronics about 20 to 35 thousand, thermal and vessels about 8 to 15 thousand. Total consumables and core excitation hardware: roughly 36 to 64 thousand dollars, dominated by the ultrasonic processors and the loading vessels, both reusable across campaigns.