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Analysis of tungsten carbide coatings by infrared laser-induced argon spark with inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry

KANICKÝ, Viktor, Vítězslav OTRUBA and Jean-Michel MERMET

Basic information

Original name

Analysis of tungsten carbide coatings by infrared laser-induced argon spark with inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry

Authors

KANICKÝ, Viktor (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Vítězslav OTRUBA (203 Czech Republic) and Jean-Michel MERMET

Edition

Spectrochimica Acta Part B, Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2000, 0584-8547

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10406 Analytical chemistry

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.608

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/00:00002386

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000089840600008

Keywords in English

Inductively Coupled Plasma; Atomic Emission Spectrometry; Laser Ablation; Tungsten Carbide Coating; Cobalt-cemented WC; Infrared Laser

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 29/6/2007 09:00, prof. RNDr. Viktor Kanický, DrSc.

Abstract

V originále

Infrared laser ablation was studied for application to the analysis of plasma-sprayed tungsten carbide/cobalt coatings. The potential of the laser induced argon-spark (LINA-Spark), as a sample introduction device in inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry was studied. The use of an IR laser along with defocusing led to laser-induced microplasma-based ablation. The mass ablation rate, represented by the ICP emission intensity per laser beam unit area, exhibited a flat increase in the irradiance range 2–250 GW/cm2. A low slope (0.5) of this dependence in log–log scale gave evidence of plasma shielding. The steep increase in the measured acoustic signal when focused in front of the sample, i.e. in argon, indicated a breakdown of argon. Consequently, considerably lower ICP emissions were observed within the same range of irradiance. The cobalt/tungsten line intensity ratio in the ICP was practically constant from 1.5 up to at least 250 GW/cm2. Acceptable precision (R.S.D.<5%) was obtained without internal standardization for irradiance between 2 and 8 GW/cm2. Optimization of the laser pulse energy, repetition rate, beam focusing and sample displacement during interaction led to the linearization of dependences of signal vs. cobalt percentage, at least up to the highest studied value of 23% Co.

In Czech

Infrared laser ablation was studied for application to the analysis of plasma-sprayed tungsten carbide/cobalt coatings. The potential of the laser induced argon-spark (LINA-Spark), as a sample introduction device in inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry was studied. The use of an IR laser along with defocusing led to laser-induced microplasma-based ablation. The mass ablation rate, represented by the ICP emission intensity per laser beam unit area, exhibited a flat increase in the irradiance range 2–250 GW/cm2. A low slope (0.5) of this dependence in log–log scale gave evidence of plasma shielding. The steep increase in the measured acoustic signal when focused in front of the sample, i.e. in argon, indicated a breakdown of argon. Consequently, considerably lower ICP emissions were observed within the same range of irradiance. The cobalt/tungsten line intensity ratio in the ICP was practically constant from 1.5 up to at least 250 GW/cm2. Acceptable precision (R.S.D.<5%) was obtained without internal standardization for irradiance between 2 and 8 GW/cm2. Optimization of the laser pulse energy, repetition rate, beam focusing and sample displacement during interaction led to the linearization of dependences of signal vs. cobalt percentage, at least up to the highest studied value of 23% Co.

Links

GA203/97/0345, research and development project
Name: Charakterizace speciálních materiálů pro moderní technologie
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Characterization of advanced materials for high technology
VS97020, research and development project
Name: Laboratoř plazmových zdrojů pro chemickou analýzu
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Laboratory of plasma sources for chemical analysis