Holmium Oxide
Formula： Ho2O3
CAS No.： 12055-62-8
Molecular Weight： 377.86
Appearance： Light yellow
Solubility： Insoluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids
Stability： Slightly hygroscopic
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Product Code |
HOO-5P |
HOO-4P |
HOO-3P |
HOO-2P |
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Grade |
99.999% |
99.99% |
99.9% |
99% |
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION |
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Ho2O3/TREO (% min.) |
99.999 |
99.99 |
99.9 |
99 |
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TREO (% min.) |
99 |
99 |
99 |
99 |
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Loss On Ignition (% max.) |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1 |
1 |
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Rare Earth Impurities |
% max. |
% max. |
% max. |
% max. |
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Tb4O7/TREO
Dy2O3/TREO
Er2O3/TREO
Tm2O3/TREO
Yb2O3/TREO
Lu2O3/TREO
Y2O3/TREO |
0.0001
0.0005
0.0005
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001 |
0.0005
0.001
0.005
0.0005
0.0005
0.0005
0.001 |
0.01
0.03
0.03
0.005
0.005
0.005
0.01 |
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.01
0.01
0.05 |
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Non-Rare Earth Impurities |
% max. |
% max. |
% max. |
% max. |
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Fe2O3
SiO2
CaO
Cl-
CoO
NiO
CuO |
0.0002
0.001
0.003
0.005
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001 |
0.0005
0.001
0.005
0.005
0.0005
0.0005
0.0005 |
0.001
0.005
0.005
0.02 |
0.005
0.02
0.02
0.05 |
Application: Holmium Oxide is also called Holmia, has specialized uses in ceramics, glass,
phosphors and
metal halide lamp, and dopant to garnet laser. Holmium can absorb fission-bred neutrons, it is also used in
nuclear reactors to keep atomic chain reaction from running out of control.
