Mass spectrometric analysis of ceramics after decomposition with elemental fluorine

Kipphardt, Heinrich; Garten, R. P. H.; Jacob, Eberhard; Broekaert, J. A. C.; Tölg, G.

doi:10.1007/bf01246170

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“…16 Detection. The quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS 420, Balzers/Li) with its fluorine-resistant gas inlet system and electron impact ionization has been previously described in detail by Kipphardt et al 8 Ion currents with up to eight defined m/z ratios can be recorded, time-dependent, in the peak-jumping mode. To correct for short time fluctuations, ion currents for each m/z ratio were measured twice in a symmetrical order.…”

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Determination of Main and Minor Components of Silicon Based Materials by a Combustion with Elemental Fluorine. Separation of Gaseous Fluorination Products by Carrier Gas Distillation and Gas Mass Spectrometry

Ruße¹,

Kipphardt²,

Broekaert³

2000

Anal. Chem.

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For the determination of main and minor components in silicon-based ceramic powders, a decomposition by a combustion with elemental fluorine and separation of the volatile fluorination products by a carrier-gas distillation with a subsequent detection by quadrupole mass spectrometry is described. The necessity and success of the separation step is demonstrated for the determination of boron as a minor constituent in SiC, where the spectral interferences of silicon on the boron signals are decreased considerably. The method developed is shown to be directly applicable to determination of silicon in Si3N4, SiC, and SiO2. The determination of nitrogen in Si3N4 requires additional effort, to separate nitrogen from the excess of fluorine. For the determination of boron, a complete mobilization of BF3 is assured by the presence of an adequate amount of GeF4. Analysis results obtained with different types of calibration show a precision of 30 microg for boron at the milligram-per-gram level and a precision between 0.5 and 2% (m/m) for the main components, silicon and nitrogen. Within these standard deviations, the results agree well with the values expected from the stoichiometry, with the results for silicon and boron obtained by wet chemical decomposition and slurry techniques in combination with ICP-OES and with the results for nitrogen obtained by carrier gas heat extraction.

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Determination of Main and Minor Components of Silicon Based Materials by a Combustion with Elemental Fluorine. Separation of Gaseous Fluorination Products by Carrier Gas Distillation and Gas Mass Spectrometry

Ruße¹,

Kipphardt²,

Broekaert³

2000

Anal. Chem.

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“…The quantitative analysis of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen is usually carried out in a hot gas extraction analyser, determining the latter two elements simultaneously. At first glance, digestion with elemental fluorine and quantitative detection of the resulting volatile fluorides by infrared spectros-copy appears to be an attractive approach [121], which, however, is still waiting for a thorough validation.…”

Section: Chemical Analysesmentioning

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