Neodymium nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula Nd(NO
3)
3. It is typically encountered as the
hexahydrate
In chemistry, a hydrate is a substance that contains water or its constituent elements. The chemical state of the water varies widely between different classes of hydrates, some of which were so labeled before their chemical structure was understo ...
, Nd(NO
3)
3·6H
2O, which is more accurately formulated as
d(NO3)3(H2O)42H
2O to reflect the
crystal structure
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. It
decomposes to NdONO
3 at elevated
temperature
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Thermometers are calibrated in various temperature scales that historically have relied o ...
. This water-
soluble
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The extent of the solubil ...
salt
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finds use in fabrication of
perovskite
Perovskite (pronunciation: ) is a calcium titanium oxide mineral composed of calcium titanate (chemical formula ). Its name is also applied to the class of compounds which have the same type of crystal structure as (XIIA2+VIB4+X2−3), known as ...
(CaTiO
3) based
solid oxide fuel cells, synthesis of Nd
3+ doped
vanadium pentoxide
Vanadium(V) oxide (''vanadia'') is the inorganic compound with the formula V2 O5. Commonly known as vanadium pentoxide, it is a brown/yellow solid, although when freshly precipitated from aqueous solution, its colour is deep orange. Because o ...
(V
2O
5) nanostructure for potential usage in
supercapacitors
A supercapacitor (SC), also called an ultracapacitor, is a high-capacity capacitor, with a capacitance value much higher than other capacitors but with lower voltage limits. It bridges the gap between electrolytic capacitors and Rechargeable ba ...
and as a
catalyst
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for Friedlander synthesis of surface modified
quinolones
Quinolone may refer to:
* 2-Quinolone
* 4-Quinolone
4-Quinolone is an organic compound derived from quinoline. It and 2-quinolone are the two most important parent (meaning simplified) quinolones. 4-Quinolone exists in equilibrium with a mino ...
for application in medicinal chemistry.
References
External links
Neodymium Nitrate at americanelements.com
Neodymium compounds
Nitrates
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