American Elements produces to many standard grades when applicable, including Mil Spec (military grade); ACS, Reagent and Technical Grade; Food, Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Grade; Optical Grade, USP and EP/BP (European Pharmacopeia/British Pharmacopeia) and follows applicable ASTM testing standards.See safety data and research below and pricing/lead time above. American Elements specializes in producing high purity Dysprosium Selenide Sputtering targets with the highest possible density and smallest possible average grain sizes for use in semiconductor, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and physical vapor deposition (PVD) display and optical applications. Our standard Sputtering Targets for thin film are available monoblock or bonded with dimensions and configurations up to 820 mm with hole drill locations and threading, beveling, grooves and backing designed to work with both older sputtering devises as well as the latest process equipment, such as large area coating for solar energy or fuel cells and flip-chip applications. Research sized targets are also produced as well as custom sizes and alloys. All targets are analyzed using best demonstrated techniques including X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry (GDMS), and Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP). "Sputtering" allows for thin film deposition of an ultra high purity sputtering metallic or oxide material onto another solid substrate by the controlled removal and conversion of the target material into a directed gaseous/plasma phase through ionic bombardment. "Sputtering" allows for thin film deposition of an ultra high purity sputtering metallic or oxide material onto another solid substrate by the controlled removal and conversion of the target material into a directed gaseous/plasma phase through ionic bombardment. We can also provide targets outside this range in addition to just about any size rectangular, annular, or oval target. Materials are produced using crystallization, solid state and other ultra high purification processes such as sublimation. American Elements specializes in producing custom compositions for commercial and research applications and for new proprietary technologies. American Elements also casts any of the rare earth metals and most other advanced materials into rod, bar or plate form, as well as other machined shapes and through other processes nanoparticles. We also produce Dysprosium as disc, granules, ingot, pellets, pieces, powder, and rod. Other shapes are available by request.
Dysprosium is a Block F, Group 3, Period 6 element. The number of electrons in each of Dysprosium's shells is 2, 8, 18, 28, 8, 2 and its electronic configuration is [Xe] 4f10 6s2. In its elemental form dysprosium's CAS number is 7429-91-6. The dysprosium atom has a radius of 175.2.pm and it's Van der Waals radius is unknown. Dysprosium is moderately toxic. Dysprosium is most commonly used in neodymium-iron-boron high strength permanent magnets. Dysprosium is available as metal and compounds with purities from 99% to 99.999% (ACS grade to ultra-high purity); metals in the form of foil, sputtering target, and rod, and compounds as submicron and nanopowder. While it has one of the highest magnetic moments of any of the rare earths (10.6µB), this has not resulted in an ability to perform on its own as a practical alternative to neodymium compositions. It is however now an essential additive in NdFeB production. It is also used in special ceramic compositions based on BaTiO formulations. Recent research has examined the use of dysprosium in dysprosium-iron-garnet (DyIG) and silicon implanted with dysprosium and holmium to form donor centers. Dysprosium is added to various advanced optical formulations due to the fact that it emits in the 470-500 and 570-600 nm wavelengths. Dysprosium was first discovered by Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran in 1886. The element name originates from the Greek word 'dysprositos' meaning hard to get at. See Dysprosium research below.
Selenium is a Block P, Group 16, Period 4 element. The number of electrons in each of Selenium's shells is 2, 8, 18, 6 and its electronic configuration is [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p4. In its elemental form selenium's CAS number is 7782-49-2. The selenium atom has a radius of 116.pm and it's Van der Waals radius is 190.pm. The EPA does not classify selenium as carcinogenic, although selenium sulfide is a probable carcinogen. Selenates and selenites which are compounds of selenium, are highly toxic. Hydrogen selenide gas (SeH2) is the most acutely toxic compound of selenium. Selenium exhibits both photovoltaic action, where light is converted directly into electricity, and photoconductive action, where the electrical resistance decreases with increased illumination. of photocells and exposure meters for photographic use, as well as solar cells. Below its melting point, selenium is a p-type semiconductor and has many uses in electronic and solid-state applications. Selenium is available as metal and compounds with purities from 99% to 99.9999% (ACS grade to ultra-high purity); metals in the form of foil, sputtering target, and rod, and compounds as submicron and nanopowder. Selenium was first discovered by Jons Berzelius in 1817. The origin of the name Selenium comes from the Greek word "Selênê" meaning moon. See selenium research below.
Selected Trace Elements in the Sacramento River, California: Occurrence and Distribution.
Taylor HE, Antweiler RC, Roth DA, Alpers CN, Dileanis P.
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2011 Dec 23. [Epub ahead of print]
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22193863
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High energy electron beams characterization using CaSO(4):Dy+PTFE Phosphors for clinical therapy applications.
Rivera T, Espinoza A, Von SM, Alvarez R, Jiménez Y.
Appl Radiat Isot. 2011 Dec 13. [Epub ahead of print]
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22182630
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Strongly dipolar bose-einstein condensate of dysprosium.
Lu M, Burdick NQ, Youn SH, Lev BL.
Phys Rev Lett. 2011 Nov 4;107(19):190401. Epub 2011 Oct 31.
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22181585
[PubMed - in process]
Lipophilic phosphonium-lanthanide compounds with magnetic, luminescent, and tumor targeting properties.
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J Inorg Biochem. 2011 Nov 3;107(1):40-46. [Epub ahead of print]
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Differential genotoxicity of chemical properties and particle size of rare metal and metal oxide nanoparticles.
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J Appl Toxicol. 2012 Jan;32(1):72-80. doi: 10.1002/jat.1719. Epub 2011 Aug 23.
PMID:
22162085
[PubMed - in process]
A Discrete Dysprosium Trigonal Prism Showing Single-Molecule Magnet Behaviour.
Tian H, Wang M, Zhao L, Guo YN, Guo Y, Tang J, Liu Z.
Chemistry. 2011 Dec 12. doi: 10.1002/chem.201102547. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22161973
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Synthesis, characterisation and magnetic study of a cyano-substituted dysprosium double decker single-molecule magnet.
Waters M, Moro F, Krivokapic I, McMaster J, Slageren JV.
Dalton Trans. 2011 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22146842
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Molecular Structure and Vibrational Spectra of Mixed MDyX(4) (M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs; X = F, Cl, Br, I) Vapor Complexes: A Computational and Matrix-Isolation Infrared Spectroscopic Study.
Groen CP, Kovács A, Varga Z, Hargittai M.
Inorg Chem. 2011 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22136352
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Quadruple-CO(3)(2-) bridged octanuclear dysprosium(iii) compound showing single-molecule magnet behaviour.
Tian H, Zhao L, Guo YN, Guo Y, Tang J, Liu Z.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Jan 18;48(5):708-10. Epub 2011 Dec 1.
PMID:
22129652
[PubMed - in process]
Salen-based coordination polymers of iron and the rare Earth elements.
Bhunia A, Lan Y, Mereacre V, Gamer MT, Powell AK, Roesky PW.
Inorg Chem. 2011 Dec 19;50(24):12697-704. Epub 2011 Nov 14.
PMID:
22082051
[PubMed - in process]
Novel lanthanide-based polymeric chains and corresponding ultrafast dynamics in solution.
Thielemann DT, Klinger M, Wolf TJ, Lan Y, Wernsdorfer W, Busse M, Roesky PW, Unterreiner AN, Powell AK, Junk PC, Deacon GB.
Inorg Chem. 2011 Dec 5;50(23):11990-2000. Epub 2011 Nov 8.
PMID:
22066577
[PubMed - in process]
Tetra-kis(?-2-phen-oxy-propionato)-?O,O':O';?O:O,O',?O:O'-bis-[(1,10-phenanthroline-?N,N')(2-phen-oxy-propionato-?O,O')praseodymium(III)].
Shen JB, Liu JL, Zhao GL.
Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2011 Sep 1;67(Pt 9):m1321. Epub 2011 Aug 31.
PMID:
22058896
[PubMed]
Tetra-kis(?-2-phen-oxy-propionato)-?O,O':O';?O:O,O',?O:O'-bis-[(1,10-phenanthroline-?N,N')(2-phen-oxy-propionato-?O,O')dysprosium(III)].
Shen JB, Liu JL, Zhao GL.
Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2011 Sep 1;67(Pt 9):m1320. Epub 2011 Aug 31.
PMID:
22058895
[PubMed]
An organometallic sandwich lanthanide single-ion magnet with an unusual multiple relaxation mechanism.
Jeletic M, Lin PH, Le Roy JJ, Korobkov I, Gorelsky SI, Murugesu M.
J Am Chem Soc. 2011 Dec 7;133(48):19286-9. Epub 2011 Nov 11.
PMID:
22032273
[PubMed - in process]
A tetragonal form of dysprosium orthomolybdate at room temperature.
Dorzhieva S, Chumak I, Sarapulova A, Mikhailova D, Bazarova J, Ehrenberg H.
Acta Crystallogr C. 2011 Oct;67(Pt 10):i50-2. Epub 2011 Sep 15.
PMID:
21979965
[PubMed - in process]
Note: simple means for selective removal of the 365 nm line from the Hg spectrum using Dy.
Vesborg PC, Chorkendorff I, Brock-Nannestad T, Dethlefsen JR, Bendix J.
Rev Sci Instrum. 2011 Sep;82(9):096102.
PMID:
21974629
[PubMed - in process]
Effects of chronic ?-irradiation on the aquatic microbial microcosm: equi-dosimetric comparison with effects of heavy metals.
Fuma S, Kawaguchi I, Kubota Y, Yoshida S, Kawabata Z, Polikarpov GG.
J Environ Radioact. 2012 Feb;103(2):81-6. Epub 2011 Sep 29.
PMID:
21962482
[PubMed - in process]
Cool White Light Emission in Dysprosium and Salicylic Acid Doped Poly Vinyl Alcohol Film Under UV Excitation.
Kaur G, Rai SB.
J Fluoresc. 2011 Sep 27. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
21947610
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
[Synthesis, crystal structure and luminescent properties of a dysprosium coordinaation polymer based on pyridine-2, 6-dicarboxylic acid].
Fan RQ, Wang P, Ren JY, Zhou GP, Yang YL.
Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi. 2011 Jul;31(7):1734-8. Chinese.
PMID:
21942013
[PubMed - in process]
Anisotropic dysprosium.
Gatteschi D.
Nat Chem. 2011 Sep 23;3(10):830. doi: 10.1038/nchem.1157. No abstract available.
PMID:
21941259
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Recent Research & Development for Selenium
Selenoprotein K binds multi-protein complexes and is involved in the regulation of ER homeostasis.
Shchedrina VA, Everley RA, Zhang Y, Gygi SP, Hatfield DL, Gladyshev VN.
J Biol Chem. 2011 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22016385
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Catalytic activity of selenomethionine in removing amino acid, peptide, and protein hydroperoxides.
Suryo Rahmanto A, Davies MJ.
Free Radic Biol Med. 2011 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22015433
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Combination of chemometrically assisted voltammetry, calorimetry, and circular dichroism as a new method for the study of bioinorganic substances: application to selenocystine metal complexes.
Gusmão R, Prohens R, Díaz-Cruz JM, Ariño C, Esteban M.
J Biol Inorg Chem. 2011 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22015398
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Marine and farmed fish on the Polish market: Comparison of the nutritive value and human exposure to PCDD/Fs and other contaminants.
Szlinder-Richert J, Usydus Z, Malesa-Ciecwierz M, Polak-Juszczak L, Ruczynska W.
Chemosphere. 2011 Oct 17. [Epub ahead of print]
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Dietary selenium reduces retention of methyl mercury in freshwater fish.
Bjerregaard P, Fjordside S, Hansen MG, Petrova MB.
Environ Sci Technol. 2011 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22014184
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Plant and fungal food components with potential activity on the development of microbial oral diseases.
Daglia M, Papetti A, Mascherpa D, Grisoli P, Giusto G, Lingström P, Pratten J, Signoretto C, Spratt DA, Wilson M, Zaura E, Gazzani G.
J Biomed Biotechnol. 2011;2011:274578. Epub 2011 Oct 17.
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[PubMed - in process]
Selenium, selenoproteins and the thyroid gland: interactions in health and disease.
Schomburg L.
Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2011 Oct 18. doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2011.174. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
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Selenium inhibits migration of murine melanoma cells via down-modulation of IL-18 expression.
Song H, Kim J, Lee HK, Park HJ, Nam J, Park GB, Kim YS, Cho D, Hur DY.
Int Immunopharmacol. 2011 Oct 15. [Epub ahead of print]
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Detection, Identification, and Quantification of Selenoproteins in a Candidate Human Plasma Standard Reference Material.
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Anal Chem. 2011 Oct 18. [Epub ahead of print]
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Severe pre-eclampsia is associated with abnormal trace elements concentrations in maternal and fetal blood.
Katz O, Paz-Tal O, Lazer T, Aricha-Tamir B, Mazor M, Wiznitzer A, Sheiner E.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2011 Oct 18. [Epub ahead of print]
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Effects of Selenium Supplements on Cancer Prevention: Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Lee EH, Myung SK, Jeon YJ, Kim Y, Chang YJ, Ju W, Seo HG, Huh BY.
Nutr Cancer. 2011 Oct 17. [Epub ahead of print]
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Study of the correlation of serum selenium level with Behcet's disease.
Esalatmanesh K, Jamshidi A, Shahram F, Davatchi F, Masoud SA, Soleimani Z, Salesi M, Ghaffarpasand I.
Int J Rheum Dis. 2011 Oct;14(4):375-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2011.01649.x. Epub 2011 Sep 5.
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Multi-metal(loid) methylation in methanoarchaea is linked to central intermediates of methanogenesis.
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Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print]
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The Effects of Di(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate Exposure and Selenium Nutrition on Sertoli Cell Vimentin Structure and Germ-Cell Apoptosis in Rat Testis.
Erkekoglu P, Zeybek ND, Giray B, Asan E, Hincal F.
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2011 Oct 16. [Epub ahead of print]
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A superoxide anion-scavenger, 1,3-selenazolidin-4-one suppresses serum deprivation-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells by activating MAP kinase.
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Interactions of Cu(I) with Selenium-Containing Amino Acids Determined by NMR, XAS, and DFT Studies.
Wang HC, Riahi M, Pothen J, Bayse CA, Riggs-Gelasco P, Brumaghim JL.
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Ding T, Luo A, Yang S, Lai Z, Wang Y, Shen W, Jiang J, Lu Y, Ma D, Wang S.
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Demographic and lifestyle factors and selenium levels in men and women in the U.S.
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Nutr Res Pract. 2011 Aug;5(4):357-64. Epub 2011 Aug 31.
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and smallest possible average grain sizes for use in semiconductor, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and physical vapor deposition (PVD) display and optical applications. Our standard Sputtering Targets for thin film are available monoblock or bonded with dimensions and configurations up to 820 mm with hole drill locations and threading, beveling, grooves and backing designed to work with both older sputtering devises as well as the latest process equipment, such as large area coating for solar energy or fuel cells and flip-chip applications. Research sized targets are also produced as well as custom sizes and alloys. All targets are analyzed using best demonstrated techniques including X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry (GDMS), and Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP). "Sputtering" allows for thin film deposition of an ultra high purity sputtering metallic or oxide material onto another solid substrate by the controlled removal and conversion of the target material into a directed gaseous/plasma phase through ionic bombardment. "Sputtering" allows for thin film deposition of an ultra high purity sputtering metallic or oxide material onto another solid substrate by the controlled removal and conversion of the target material into a directed gaseous/plasma phase through ionic bombardment. We can also provide targets outside this range in addition to just about any size rectangular, annular, or oval target. Materials are produced using crystallization, solid state and other ultra high purification processes such as sublimation. American Elements specializes in producing custom compositions for commercial and research applications and for new proprietary technologies. American Elements also casts any of the rare earth metals and most other advanced materials into rod, bar or plate form, as well as other machined shapes and through other processes nanoparticles. We also produce Dysprosium as disc, granules, ingot, pellets, pieces, powder, and rod. Other shapes are available by request.
Dysprosium is a Block F, Group 3, Period 6 element. The number of electrons in each of Dysprosium's shells is 2, 8, 18, 28, 8, 2 and its electronic configuration is [Xe] 4f10 6s2. In its elemental form dysprosium's CAS number is 7429-91-6. The dysprosium atom has a radius of 175.2.pm and it's Van der Waals radius is unknown. Dysprosium is moderately toxic. Dysprosium is most commonly used in neodymium-iron-boron high strength permanent magnets. Dysprosium is available as metal and compounds with purities from 99% to 99.999% (ACS grade to ultra-high purity); metals in the form of foil, sputtering target, and rod, and compounds as submicron and nanopowder. While 
it has one of the highest magnetic moments of any of the rare earths (10.6µB), this has not resulted in an ability to perform on its own as a practical alternative to neodymium compositions. It is
however now an essential additive in NdFeB production. It is also used in special ceramic compositions based on BaTiO formulations. Recent research has examined the use of dysprosium in dysprosium-iron-garnet (DyIG) and silicon implanted with dysprosium and holmium to form donor centers. Dysprosium is added to various advanced optical formulations due to the fact that it emits in the 470-500 and 570-600 nm wavelengths. Dysprosium was first discovered by Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran in 1886. The element name originates from the Greek word 'dysprositos' meaning hard to get at. See Dysprosium research below.
Selenium is a Block P, Group 16, Period 4 element. The number of electrons in each of Selenium's shells is 2, 8, 18, 6 and its electronic configuration is [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p4. In its elemental form selenium's CAS number is 7782-49-2. The selenium atom has a radius of 116.pm and it's Van der Waals radius is 190.pm. The EPA does not classify selenium as carcinogenic, although selenium sulfide 
is a probable carcinogen. Selenates and selenites which are compounds of selenium, are highly toxic. Hydrogen selenide gas (SeH2) is the most acutely toxic compound of selenium. Selenium exhibits both photovoltaic action, where light is converted directly into electricity, and photoconductive action, where the electrical resistance decreases with increased illumination. of photocells and exposure meters for photographic use, as 
well as solar cells. Below its melting point, selenium is a p-type semiconductor and has many uses in electronic and solid-state applications. Selenium is available as metal and compounds with purities from 99% to 99.9999% (ACS grade to ultra-high purity); metals in the form of foil, sputtering target, and rod, and compounds as submicron and nanopowder. Selenium was first discovered by Jons Berzelius in 1817. The origin of the name Selenium comes from the Greek word "Selênê" meaning moon. See selenium research below. 
