MSE PRO Neodymium (III) Oxide (Nd2O3) 99.999% 5N Powder
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.