Issue 10, 2015

Effects of ionization potential of an element and boiling point of the corresponding oxide on the sensitivity of ICP-MS

Abstract

In this study, the sampling depth profiles of 19 elements in aqueous solution were obtained. The selected elements cover a wide range of atomic weights, ionization potentials, and oxide boiling points. The sampling position of maximum ICP-MS sensitivity of the elements depends on the boiling point of the corresponding oxide and the ionization potential of the elements. The boiling point determines the position in the ICP where significant vaporization of the dried aerosols occurs. In general, the peak position increases as the oxide boiling point of an element increases. However, the peak position for elements of high ionization potential and low oxide boiling point is downstream of the point of complete vaporization. The combined effect of analyte ionization potential and oxide boiling point on the optimized sampling position is illustrated by the linear plot of the difference in the temperature for significant ionization of an element and the boiling point of the corresponding oxide versus the oxide boiling point. The sampling depth profiles of single-particle ICP-MS of Au and ZrO2 nanoparticles and the corresponding standard solution are of similar shape. The peak maximum of the sampling depth profiles shifts to a slightly higher position for the refractory ZrO2 and large Au nanoparticles. The duration of particle vaporization for the nanoparticles becomes a significant factor in determining the peak position.

Graphical abstract: Effects of ionization potential of an element and boiling point of the corresponding oxide on the sensitivity of ICP-MS

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 avr. 2015
Accepted
14 sept. 2015
First published
14 sept. 2015

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2015,30, 2066-2073

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Effects of ionization potential of an element and boiling point of the corresponding oxide on the sensitivity of ICP-MS

K. Ho, W. Lee and W. Chan, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2015, 30, 2066 DOI: 10.1039/C5JA00137D

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