Investigations on the determination of chromium dopant in bismuth tellurite single crystals by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

A fast dissolution of bismuth tellurite (Bi 2TeO 5) single crystals was performed in 40-fold molar excess of concentrated hydrochloric acid. Various acids (hydrochloric, nitric, sulphuric and perchloric) and triammonium citrate (TAC) were added to in the diluted samples to prevent the hydrolysis of...

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Published in:	Spectrochimica acta. Part B : Atomic spectroscopy Vol. 52; no. 9; pp. 1483 - 1496
Main Authors:	Bencs, LászlóF., Szakács, Ottó
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	Lausanne Elsevier B.V 30-07-1997 Amsterdam Elsevier Science New York, NY
Subjects:	Bismuth tellurite Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry Graphite furnace Graphite furnace Bismuth tellurite Cr Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry
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Summary:	A fast dissolution of bismuth tellurite (Bi 2TeO 5) single crystals was performed in 40-fold molar excess of concentrated hydrochloric acid. Various acids (hydrochloric, nitric, sulphuric and perchloric) and triammonium citrate (TAC) were added to in the diluted samples to prevent the hydrolysis of the host material. Thermal pretreatment and atomization curves of chromium indicated that the optimal pretreatment and atomization temperatures were increased on the addition of oxo acids in the order HNO 3, H 2SO 4 and HClO 4. As no retention of chromium in the subsequent measurements (memory signal) was observed in the presence of the matrix of concern, a negligible formation of chromium carbide under this condition was concluded. The peak height signals of chromium were significantly increased by the Bi 2TeO 5 matrix in the presence of HNO 3, H 2SO 4, and HCl-TAC, whereas the change was almost negligible for integrated absorbance up to 10 −2 mol 1 −1 matrix concentration. The use of mini-flow of the internal argon gas (40 cm 3 min −1) resulted in a lowered interference (tailing) effect (compared to the gas-stop condition) for the evaluation of peak height signals, which ensured sufficient sensitivity for the present analytical task. The relative standard deviation (RSD) values of peak height and integrated absorbance measurements were typically 4.2% and 3.9%, respectively. In the presence of sample matrix and TAC additive, the characteristic mass values of 0.9 pg and 5.4 pg Cr, and the limit of detection (LOD) data of 0.1 and 0.4 μg 1 −1, were found for peak height and for integrated absorbance measurements, respectively. These LOD data correspond to 3.2 and 12.8 ng g −1 (ppb) Cr in the solid samples. The calibration curves were linear up to 20 μg 1 −1. The RSD values of the crystal samples measured in the 10 −5 − 10 −2 mol Cr mol −1 Bi 2TeO5 concentration range were between 2.5 and 6.1%.
ISSN:	0584-8547 1873-3565
DOI:	10.1016/S0584-8547(97)00020-7