Neodymium(III) vanadate

Template:Chembox Neodymium(III) vanadate is an inorganic compound, a salt of neodymium and vanadic acid with the chemical formula of NdVO₄. It forms pale-blue, hydrated crystals.

Preparation

Neodymium(III) vanadate is produced by the reaction of hot acidic neodymium(III) chloride and sodium vanadate:

$𝖭𝖽𝖢{𝗅}_{\mathrm{𝟥}}\mathsf{+}𝖭{𝖺}_{\mathrm{𝟥}}𝖵{𝖮}_{\mathrm{𝟦}}\stackrel{}{\to }𝖭𝖽𝖵{𝖮}_{\mathrm{𝟦}}\mathsf{\downarrow }\mathsf{+}\mathrm{𝟥}𝖭𝖺𝖢𝗅$

Physical properties

Neodymium(III) vanadate forms crystals of the tetragonal crystal system, space group I 41/amd, lattice constants a = 0.736 nm, b = 0.736 nm, c = 0.6471 nm, α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90°, Z = 4.

It doesn't dissolve in water.Template:Citation needed

It can form hydrates.Template:Citation needed

Applications

Neodymium(III) vanadate can be used for:

• Phosphorus crystallisation.
• Laser material.

External reading

• Новые возможности кристаллов ванадатов с неодимом как активных сред лазеров с диодной накачкой