Thulium Nitrate Description
Thulium Nitrate has specialized uses in ceramics, glass, phosphors, and lasers, and also is an important dopant for fiber amplifiers. Thulium Nitrate Pentahydrate is a highly water-soluble crystalline Thulium source for uses compatible with Nitrates and lower (acidic) pH. Thulium Nitrate can be manufactured as solutions at specified stoichiometries. It can also be used in portable X-ray devices that have been bombarded in a nuclear reactor as a radiation source.
Thulium Nitrate Specification
Certificate of Analysis
Product Code
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NO69-5N
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NO69-4N
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NO69-3N
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Grade
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99.999%
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99.99%
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99.9%
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
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Tm2O3 /TREO (% min.)
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99.999
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99.99
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99.9
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TREO (% min.)
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39
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39
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39
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Rare Earth Impurities
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ppm max.
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ppm max.
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% max.
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Tb4O7/TREO Dy2O3/TREO Ho2O3/TREO Er2O3/TREO Yb2O3/TREO Lu2O3/TREO Y2O3/TREO
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1 1 1 5 5 1 1
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10 10 10 25 25 20 10
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0.005 0.005 0.005 0.08 0.01 0.005 0.005
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Non-Rare Earth Impurities
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ppm max.
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ppm max.
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% max.
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Fe2O3 SiO2 CaO CuO Cl- NiO ZnO PbO
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3 10 10 1 100 2 3 2
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5 50 100 5 300 5 10 5
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0.001 0.01 0.01 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.001 0.001
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Thulium Nitrate Applications
Thulium nitrate is used as a reagent. Also used in optical glasses, ceramics, catalysts, electrical components, and photo-optical materials.