answer to ceramics, superconductors and other new materials
Simultaneous O/N analysis over
a wide concentration range
The unique sample flow system of the
EMGA-620W/C comes into its own
when measuring samples where there
is a sizeable difference in the concentra-
tion of the oxygen and nitrogen. The
gas generated by reduction during ther-
mal decomposition in the crucible is
transported in the carrier gas (He) down
one of two sampling lines, one for low
concentration samples and one for high,
to the infrared detector for CO detection
and the thermal conductivity detector for
N
2 detection. The sample can be
switched between sample lines for low
and high concentrations.
This unique sample flow structure
makes it possible to analyse the oxygen
and nitrogen in new materials and any
other sample simultaneously and with
high accuracy regardless of how high or
low the concentration is.
Dual sample/flux introduction
mechanism
The most commonly used method of
facilitating gas extraction from ceramic
samples is to add a flux to the crucible
in the furnace, but this poses the prob-
lem of the effect on analytical precision
by background oxygen and nitrogen in
the flux itself. HORIBA's unique dual
sample/flux introduction mechanism is a
logical device that incorporates a
sequence for low-temperature outgass-
ing of the flux in advance so that flux
background can be ignored. This also
reduces running costs since outgassing
before measurement makes it unneces-
sary to use a high purity flux.
Unique analysis programs
New materials such as superconductors
and new ceramics are being used in a
more extensive range of applications,
and the need to analyze them is of great
importance. HORIBA offers a wide range
of analytical programs for new materials
including materials that are considered
hard to analyse like silicon nitride and
boron nitride as well as oxygen analysis
in superconducting materials.
0 1000 2000 3000(;)
VERTICAL SCALE
542
500
400
300
200
100
SEC
0
Temperature-programmed analysis Nitrogen
Sample : Si3N4, TiN Nitride Mixture
Furnace control : Automatic temperature hold function
OXYGEN SIGNAL
INTEGRAL
0.0300
1.0
NITROGEN SIGNAL
INTEGRAL
0.4500
1.0
temperature
temperature
nitrogen extraction curve
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