A slurry sampling electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry method for the determination of Ca, Cr, Cu, K, Fe, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, and Zn in aluminum oxide and aluminum nitride powders is described. For each analyte, the experimental conditions including atomization temperature, internal gas flow during atomization, and pyrolytic re-coating of the graphite tube were optimized with respect to the sensitivity and background absorption. Quantification was performed by means of calibration curves recorded with the use of aqueous standards. The achievable limits of detection are between 5 ng/g (K) and 130 ng/g (Fe). The accuracy was checked by comparison of the results with those obtained by instrumental and radiochemical neutron activation analysis and other methods.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.