Neodymium(III) vanadate

Names
Other names Neodymium(III) vanadate(V) Neodymium orthovanadate
Identifiers
CAS Number	86880-89-9 Hydrate Y 13721-46-5 Anhydrous[1] Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
EC Number	237-290-5
PubChem CID	21909438
InChI InChI=1S/Nd.4O.V/q+3;;3*-1; Key: SEEUVPGHIZOZOF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [O-][V](=O)([O-])[O-].[Nd+3]
Properties
Chemical formula	NdVO4
Molar mass	259,1806 g/mol
Appearance	light positive crystals[2]
Density	4,979 g/cm³[2]
Solubility in water	insoluble
Structure
Lattice constant	a = 0,736 nm, b = 0,736 nm, c = 0,6471 nm[3]
Related compounds
Other anions	Neodymium niobate Neodymium tantalate
Other cations	Praseodymium(III) vanadate Prometium(III) vanadate Samarium(III) vanadate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Neodymium(III) vanadate is an inorganic compound, a salt of neodymium and vanadic acid with the chemical formula of NdVO₄. It forms pale-blue,^[2] hydrated crystals.

Preparation

Neodymium(III) vanadate is produced by the reaction of hot acidic neodymium(III) chloride and sodium vanadate:^[4]

${\displaystyle {\mathsf {NdCl_{3}+Na_{3}VO_{4}\ \xrightarrow {} \ NdVO_{4}\downarrow +3NaCl))}$

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.^[4]

It doesn't dissolve in water.^{[citation needed]}

It can form hydrates.^{[citation needed]}

Applications

Neodymium(III) vanadate can be used for:

• Phosphorus crystallisation.^[5]
• Laser material.^[6]