Preparation of high pure zinc for electronic applications using selective evaporation under vacuum

Abstract m6N pure (99.9999%) zinc (Zn) was obtained through multiple vacuum distillations using 99.9% (m3N) pure Zn as input material at 2 kg batch-size. The soaking (distillation) temperature and the time of distillation at a dynamic vacuum level of 2.1 * 10 −3  Torr were optimized to achieve the desired purity, distillation rate and yield. The detailed analysis of input as well as purified Zn was carried out by inductively coupled optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) technique for 14 major impurity elements. This confirmed the reduction of total impurity content from ∼983 to λ ) of Zn vapor. Crystalline structure of distilled Zn was studied by XRD.