Terbium Nitrate Description
Terbium Nitrate is a high water-soluble crystalline Terbium source for uses compatible with nitrates and lower (acidic) pH. Terbium ‘green’ phosphors (which fluoresce a brilliant lemon-yellow) are combined with divalent Europium blue phosphors and trivalent Europium red phosphors to provide the "trichromatic" lighting technology which is by far the largest consumer of the world's Terbium supply. Trichromatic lighting provides much higher light output for a given amount of electrical energy than incandescent lighting. It is also used in alloys and in the production of electronic devices.
Terbium Nitrate Specification
Certificate of Analysis
Product Code
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NO65-4N
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NO65-3N
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NO65-2N
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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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Tb4O7 /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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40
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40
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40
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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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Eu2O3/TREO Gd2O3/TREO Dy2O3/TREO Ho2O3/TREO Er2O3/TREO Tm2O3/TREO Yb2O3/TREO Lu2O3/TREO Y2O3/TREO
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10 20 20 10 10 20 10 10 20
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0.01 0.1 0.15 0.02 0.01
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0.01 0.5 0.3 0.05 0.03
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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 Cl- CuO NiO ZnO PbO
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5 50 50 100 3 3 3 3
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0.001 0.01 0.01 0.03
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Terbium Nitrate Applications
Terbium Nitrate has specialized uses in ceramics, glass, phosphors, and lasers, and also is an important dopant for fibre amplifiers.