SolublenessSoluble in water, moderately soluble in strong min
Molecular Weight250.60 (anhy)
StabilitySlightly hygroscopic
MultilingualNeodymChlorid, Chlorure De Neodyme, Cloruro Del Ne
Stanford Materials Corporation (SMC) is a leading supplier of neodymium compounds including neodymium chloride, neodymium fluoride, and neodymium oxide, etc. Our 30 tons/y capacity of neodymium chloride ensures us plenty of stock available.
Neodymium (III) chloride (NdCl3), or neodymium trichloride, is a purple powder and stable under atmospheric pressure. It is soluble in water, ethanol, ether, and chloroform. Its anhydrous form is a mauve-colored powder that easily absorbs the moisture in the air and turns to purple hexahydrate.
Neodymium Chloride is mainly used for glass, crystals, and capacitors. Colors glass delicate shades ranging from pure violet to wine-red and warm gray. Light transmitted through such glass shows unusually sharp absorption bands. It is useful in protective lenses for welding goggles. It is also used in CRT displays to enhance the contrast between reds and greens. It is highly valued in glass manufacturing for its attractive purple coloring to glass.
Applications:
-Production of neodymium metal: most common starting compound for the production of neodymium metal -Lasers and fiber amplifiers: it is a dopant not only of traditional silica-based optical fibers but of plastic fibers (dopedphotolime-gelatin, polyimide, polyethylene, etc.) as well. -Catalysis: used to combine with organic chemicals such as triethylaluminium, 2-propanol, and titanium dioxide -Corrosion protection: Neodymium (III) chloride is a corrosive inhibitor that is environment-friendly and much less toxic. -Labeling of organic molecules: Neodymium has strong luminescence, so neodymium chloride is often used as a source of Nd3+ ions as fluorescent labels in various physical and chemical reactions.
Test report of our NdCl3 (Anhydrous) powder (GDMS):
Unit: ppm wt
Li
0.17
Fe
6.3
Pd
<5
Dy
<50
Be
0.43
Co
<0.1
Ag
<5
Ho
<50
B
0.48
Ni
0.17
Cd
<5
Er
<0.5
F
<5
Cu
<5
In
Binder*
Tm
<0.5
Na
81
Zn
<0.5
Sn
<5
Yb
<0.5
Mg
3.8
Ga
<0.5
Sb
<1
Lu
<0.5
Al
41
Ge
<50
Te
<5
Hf
<5
Si
18
As*
<1000
I
6.9
Ta
Source
P
0.46
Se
<10
Cs*
<1000
W
<1
S
36
Br
690
Ba
1.2
Re
<1
Cl
Matrix
Rb
<0.5
La
5.8
Os
<0.5
K
<50
Sr
<0.5
Ce
31
Ir
<0.5
Ca
30
Y
1.7
Pr
33
Pt
<5
Sc*
<0.05
Zr
<0.5
Nd
Matrix
Au
<5
Ti
0.09
Nb
<0.5
Sm
<5
Hg
<5
V
<0.05
Mo
<0.5
Eu
12
Tl
<0.5
Cr
1.4
Ru
<0.5
Gd
<10
Pb
<1
Mn
0.81
Rh
<0.5
Tb*
<5000
Bi
<0.5
* The elements in red are rare earth elements. * Arsenic - As is a monoisotopic element (75As). In any sample with high content of Chlorine, there are very strong overlapping interferences of 40Ar 35Cl+ and 38Ar 37Cl+. * Cesium - Powder, nonconductive samples cannot be analyzed directly by GDMS. They need supporting / secondary electrodes (also called binder*). Typically high-purity Indium sheet is used as a binder. The powder is embedded onto an Indium sheet to hold the sample and also Indium allows for maintaining discharge. Cs is like a monoisotopic element (133Cs). There are strong overlapping interferences such as 113 In 113In 40Ar++. Because NdCl3 contains also H2O there are additional interferences such as 115In 1H2 16O +. The use of Krypton may help to eliminate Ar-related interference however H2O related interference would be difficult to eliminate as H2O seems to be a part of the sample composition. * Terbium - Tb is another monoisotopic element (159Tb). There is 143Nd 16O + overlapping interference. This interference is related only to matrix elements, which are always present i.e. this interference cannot be eliminated by the use of other discharge gas.
Packaging & Order
5kg/bag, 50kg/drum All our NdCl3 powder is packaged in a vacuum to avoid water absorption.
Lead time 100-500kg: 5-7 weeks 500-2,000kg: 8-10 weeks >2,000kg: please email us for inquiry
