Neodymium (III) Oxide, Nd₂O₃, 99.999% 5N High Purity Powder

Product Number: PO2601 (50 g), PO2602 (100 g), PO2603 (1 kg)
Formula: Nd₂O₃
CAS Number: 13463-67-7
Molecular Weight: 336.48 g/mol
Density: 7.24 g/cm³ at 25°C
Melting Point: 2233°C
Color: bluish powder
Solubility: Insoluble in water.
Purity: 99.999% 5N (TREO*)

* TREO - Total Rare Earth Oxides

Applications

Nd₂O₃ (Neodymium (III) Oxide or Neodymium Sesquioxide) is used in ceramics, glass, and solid stated lasers. Nd₂O₃ is commonly used as an activator ion in making laser materials.

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Rare Earth Impurities Content (ppm)	Non- Rare Earth Impurities Content (ppm)
La₂O₃ <1.00	Fe₂O₃ <2.00
CeO₂ <1.00	CaO <5.00
Pr₆O₁₁ <10.00	SiO₂ <1.00
Sm₂O₃ <1.00	Cl^- <10.00
Eu₂O₃ <1.00
Gd₂O₃ <1.00
Tb₄O₇ <1.00	Loss on Ignition (L.O.I.) <0.60%
Dy₂O₃ <1.00
Ho₂O₃ <1.00
Er₂O₃ <1.00
Tm₂O₃ <1.00
Yb₂O₃ <1.00
Lu₂O₃ <1.00
Y₂O₃ <2.00

References

Raman and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of CeO₂, Er₂O₃, Nd₂O₃, Tm₂O₃, Yb₂O₃, La₂O₃, and Tb₄O₇, J. Cui, and G. Hope. Journal of Spectroscopy. Vol. 2015, Article ID 940172, 2015.

Quantitative Study on Dissolution Behavior of Nd₂O₃ in Fluoride Melts, X. Guo, J. Seitsma, B. Blanpain, M. Guo, and Y. Yang. Ind Eng. Chem. Res. Vol. 57 (5), Pgs 1380-1388, 2018.