Investigation of the vaporization of beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and aluminum from a graphite surface by atomic absorption spectrometry

Кацков, Д. А.; Grinshtein, I. L.

doi:10.1007/bf00614027

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“…The results obtained in the present work with the graphite platform, heated to lower temperatures than from the previous works, 8,9 closely support reduction of the solid phase BeO by graphite to form beryllium metal, with subsequent rapid vaporization of beryllium to form atoms. No indication of the presence of Be 2 C species was found spectrometrically in this work, although this compound has been previously seen at similar temperatures, but under different circumstances.…”

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“…9 Thermal dissociation of adsorbed beryllium oxide was supported by Styris and Redfield 8 using mass spectrometry data. However, a reduction process has been supported by other authors, 9,10 as the dissociation energy (4.6 AE 0.1 eV) and the boiling point (3850 AE 200 C) of BeO are high. 10 Dependence of these processes upon the platform type, matrix composition and temperature program is largely assumed.…”

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“…Similarly, contradictory mechanistic pathways for the vaporisation of Be species from graphite surfaces heated to high temperatures have been suggested. 8,9 According to these authors, vaporisation of beryllium atoms occurs at temperatures of $2000 K (or above), as the result of a thermal dissociation of solid phase BeO species 8 or a reduction process by graphite with formation of solid phase Be 2 C and posterior dissociation. 9 Thermal dissociation of adsorbed beryllium oxide was supported by Styris and Redfield 8 using mass spectrometry data.…”

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“…8,9 According to these authors, vaporisation of beryllium atoms occurs at temperatures of $2000 K (or above), as the result of a thermal dissociation of solid phase BeO species 8 or a reduction process by graphite with formation of solid phase Be 2 C and posterior dissociation. 9 Thermal dissociation of adsorbed beryllium oxide was supported by Styris and Redfield 8 using mass spectrometry data. However, a reduction process has been supported by other authors, 9,10 as the dissociation energy (4.6 AE 0.1 eV) and the boiling point (3850 AE 200 C) of BeO are high.…”

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Characterization of condensed phase beryllium species in the presence of aluminium and silicon matrices during electrothermal heating on graphite and tungsten platforms

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Condensed phase beryllium species occurring on graphite and tungsten platforms in the presence of aluminium and silicon matrices were characterised over a wide temperature range. The solid residue was viewed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), while the chemical composition was probed by energy dispersive (ED) X-ray spectrometry (XRS), Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry and Raman microanalysis. Beryllium oxide phases were found to be the predominant species over a wide temperature range, persisting up to about 1800 degrees C on the graphite platform. Beryllium metal species were also identified at high temperatures (1500 degrees C), but the transformation of beryllium oxide to beryllium was influenced by the amount and localised behaviour of concomitant species on the platform surface. For graphite platform atomisation, aluminium and silicon concomitants are present as metal oxides. Other silicon species, such as silicon carbide, were found mainly at temperatures above 900 degrees C. Little or no beryllium oxide was found on tungsten platforms up to 1800 degrees C, although there was evidence of some beryllium alloyed to tungsten. Tungsten from the platform supports some hydration forming different tungsten oxidation states (W6+, W5+, W4+). Also, at 900 degrees C, silicon was present as an oxide, but also as elemental silicon, silicon carbide, and silicon alloyed to tungsten forming tungsten disilicide at the surface interface. When tungsten platform atomisation was used for samples containing silicon, evidence of degradation of the graphite tube through formation of carbon clusters and nanostructures was more easily noticeable and evaluated by Raman spectrometry

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