Issue 10, 2023

Determination of the isotopic composition of copper in a certified reference material HICU-1 by MC-ICP-MS using gravimetric isotope mixture calibration

Abstract

Isotopic analysis by mass spectrometry relies on certified reference materials (CRMs) in order to correct instrumental isotopic fractionation (aka mass bias). Currently, SRM976 copper isotopic standard from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) remains the sole internationally recognized reference material for copper isotope ratio. However, the SRM976 material is no longer available and new copper isotopic CRMs are needed to serve as reference points for decades to come. In this study, we report an independent and fully calibrated isotope ratio measurement of a high-purity copper certified reference material, HICU-1, at the National Research Council Canada (NRC). MC-ICP-MS was employed for the isotope ratio measurements which were calibrated using the gravimetric isotope mixture approach involving two near-pure enriched copper isotopes. Copper isotope ratio n(63Cu)/n(65Cu) = 2.2413 ± 0.0009 (95% CI, k = 2) was established in the NRC HICU-1 and its isotopic composition has been shown to be nearly identical to that of NIST SRM976.

Graphical abstract: Determination of the isotopic composition of copper in a certified reference material HICU-1 by MC-ICP-MS using gravimetric isotope mixture calibration

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 jun. 2023
Accepted
15 ago. 2023
First published
21 ago. 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2023,38, 2080-2086

Determination of the isotopic composition of copper in a certified reference material HICU-1 by MC-ICP-MS using gravimetric isotope mixture calibration

L. Yang, B. Methven, Z. Mester and J. Meija, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2023, 38, 2080 DOI: 10.1039/D3JA00212H

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