Erbium Chloride 99.99%
Erbium Chloride 99.99%, code 6833
Formula: ErCl3.xH2O
CAS No.: 10138-41-7
Molecular Weight: 273.62(anhy)
Density: N/A
Melting point: N/A
Appearance: Pink crystalline
Solubility: Soluble in water, strongly soluble in strong mineral acids
Stability: Slightly  hygroscopic
Multilingual: ErbiumChlorid, Chlorure De Erbium, Cloruro Del Erbio
Erbium Chloride is an important colourant in glasses and porcelain enamel glazes. High purity Erbium Chloride is widely applied as dopant in making optical fibre and amplifier. It is particularly useful as an amplifier for fiber optic data transfer. The other main application is for making phosphors.
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Product Code: 6833 Standard Specification Typical Analysis Inspection Methods
Grade 99.99% 99.99%  
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Er2O3 /TREO (% min.) 99.99 99.99
TREO (% min.) 45 45 Volumetric Method
Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm
Tb4O7/TREO
Dy2O3/TREO
Ho2O3/TREO
Tm2O3/TREO
Yb2O3/TREO
Lu2O3/TREO
Y2O3/TREO		 20
10
30
50
10
10
20		 5
10
10
10
10
10
20		 ICP-Atomic Emission
Spectrographic
Non-Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm
Fe2O3
SiO2
CaO
CoO
NiO
CuO		 5
30
50
5
5
5		 3
30
30
5
5
5		 Spectrographic

Atomic Absorption Spectrographic
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