Determination of the rare-earth : Nb mass ratio in doped LiNbO3 by the TXRF technique

Authors
Fernandez-Ruiz, R Capmany, J
Citation
R. Fernandez-ruiz et J. Capmany, Determination of the rare-earth : Nb mass ratio in doped LiNbO3 by the TXRF technique, J ANAL ATOM, 16(8), 2001, pp. 867-869
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
ISSN journal
02679477 → ACNP
Volume
16
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
867 - 869
Database
ISI
SICI code
0267-9477(200108)16:8<867:DOTR:N>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
This paper describes a new method for evaluating the mass contents of rare- earth elements used as dopants in LiNbO3 single crystals with respect to Nb . The method is based on the technique of total-reflection X-ray fluorescen ce (TXRF). The method presented does not require chemical manipulation of t he samples and is rapid (30 min sample preparation and 10 min analysis), pr ecise (between 2 and 8% of variation coefficient) and simple.