Holmium Chloride Application
Holmium Chloride has specialized uses in ceramics, glass, phosphors, and metal halide lamps, and dopant to the garnet laser. Holmium lasers are used in medical, dental, and fiber-optical applications. Holmium is one of the colorants used for cubic zirconia and glass, providing yellow or red coloring. They are therefore used as a calibration standard for optical spectrophotometers and are available commercially. It is one of the colorants used for cubic zirconia and glass, providing yellow or red coloring.
Holmium Chloride Specification
Certificate of Analysis
Product Code
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CL67-4N
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CL67-3N
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CL67-2N
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Grade
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99.99%
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99.9%
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99%
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
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Ho2O3 /TREO (% min.)
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99.99
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99.9
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99
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TREO (% min.)
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45
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45
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45
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Rare Earth Impurities
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ppm max.
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% max.
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% max.
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Tb4O7/TREO Dy2O3/TREO Er2O3/TREO Tm2O3/TREO Yb2O3/TREO Lu2O3/TREO Y2O3/TREO
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10 20 50 10 20 10 10
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0.01 0.03 0.05 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.01
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0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.01 0.01 0.05
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Non-Rare Earth Impurities
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ppm max.
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% max.
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% max.
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Fe2O3 SiO2 CaO CoO NiO CuO
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5 100 50 10 5 5
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0.001 0.005 0.005
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0.005 0.02 0.02
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