Neodymium(III) vanadate

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:


 * $$\mathsf{ NdCl_3 + Na_3VO_4 \ \xrightarrow{}\ NdVO_4\downarrow + 3NaCl}$$

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.

It can form hydrates.

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