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Nedoymium Oxide Applications

Neodymium oxide (Nd2O3) is the one of the rare earth oxides. Neodymium oxide can be also called as neodymium sesquioxide. Neodymium oxide has a light bluish gray color. The hexagonal crystal structure is the only structure that neodymium oxide could appear. Neodymium oxide is almost insoluble in water, 0.00003 gram per 100 ml, but neodymium oxide could be dissolved in acids. Neodymium oxide is thermally stable compound, and neodymium oxide has a hygroscopic nature which may be resulted in formation of neodymium hydroxide. In other words, neodymium oxide is not compatible with strong oxidizing agents. Neodymium oxide has a high dielectric constant. Moreover, neodymium oxide has good insulating properties and an appropriate band offset with Si for microelectronic applications.
Neodymium oxide is used in solid-state lasers, carbon arc-light electrodes and enamels
Neodymium oxide is used to dope glasses, including sunglasses which are used in welding goggles and other colored glasses
Neodymium oxide is used as a starting material in production of pure neodymium
Neodymium oxide is used in photonic applications, e.g. phosphorous providing yellow-to-violet up conversion emission
Neodymium oxide is used as components for advanced materials, e.g. high temperature ceramics and superconductors
Neodymium oxide is used as component of catalytic systems like oxidative coupling of methane, nitrogen decomposition, dehydrogenation of alcohols and high-temperature processes
Neodymium oxide is used to simulate the actinide oxides during testing the new materials as a host matrix for long nuclear wastes

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