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Zone refining of cadmium and related characterization

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We present the zone refining results of cadmium using horizontal resistive zone refiner under constant flow of moisture free hydrogen gas. The boron impurity in cadmium can be avoided using quartz (GE 214 grade) boat in lieu of high pure graphite boat. The analytical results using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) show that majority of the impurities are less than the detection limits. Comparatively, zinc is the most difficult impurity element to remove in cadmium matrix by zone refining.

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  1. Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), IDA, Phase-II, Cherlapally, HCL Post, 500 051, Hyderabad, India

    N. R. Munirathnam, D. S. Prasad, Ch. Sudheer, J. V. Rao & T. L. Prakash

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Munirathnam, N.R., Prasad, D.S., Sudheer, C. et al. Zone refining of cadmium and related characterization. Bull Mater Sci 28, 209–212 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02711249

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