TY - JOUR
T1 - Phase equilibria in the system Nd2O3-P2O5-H2O and growth of NdP5O14 single crystals under hydrothermal conditions
AU - Yoshimura, Masahiro
AU - Fujii, Kazutaka
AU - Somiya, Shigeyuki
PY - 1985/1/1
Y1 - 1985/1/1
N2 - Phase equilibria in the system Nd2O3-P2O5-H2O were determined under hydrothermal conditions at 500 and 350°C under 100 MPa by quenching techniques. There exist three types of neodymium phosphates: NdPO4, NdP3O9 and NdP5O14, and a liquid phase of highly condensed phosphoric acid at both temperatures. The composition of the liquid phase with which NdP5O14 and NdP3O9 or NdP3O9 and NdPO4 could coexist at 500°C was 3%Nd2O3-80%P2O5-17%H2O or 4%Nd2O3-74%P2O5 -22%H2O respectively, while that at 350°C changed to 2%Nd2O3-78%P2O5-20%H2O or 2%Nd2O3-75%P2O5-23%H2O respectively. These results indicate that the solubility curve of NdP5O14 had a positive slope against temperature, which allowed us to apply a temperature gradient method for the crystal growth of NdP5O14. Polyhedral crystals of 0.5 mm in maximum size were grown at the upper part of a gold capsule (T{reversed tilde equals}400°C) through the transportation due to ΔT=100°C after 10 days. These crystals had flat and smooth surfaces and contained less bubble-shaped inclusions than crystals synthesized under isothermal conditions. Crystals obtained at the lower part of the gold capsule (T=500°C) were polyhedral 1 mm in maximum size. Growth experiments with ΔT=50°C yielded no crystals at the upper part in the capsule (T{reversed tilde equals}450°C), probably due to an insufficient transportation.
AB - Phase equilibria in the system Nd2O3-P2O5-H2O were determined under hydrothermal conditions at 500 and 350°C under 100 MPa by quenching techniques. There exist three types of neodymium phosphates: NdPO4, NdP3O9 and NdP5O14, and a liquid phase of highly condensed phosphoric acid at both temperatures. The composition of the liquid phase with which NdP5O14 and NdP3O9 or NdP3O9 and NdPO4 could coexist at 500°C was 3%Nd2O3-80%P2O5-17%H2O or 4%Nd2O3-74%P2O5 -22%H2O respectively, while that at 350°C changed to 2%Nd2O3-78%P2O5-20%H2O or 2%Nd2O3-75%P2O5-23%H2O respectively. These results indicate that the solubility curve of NdP5O14 had a positive slope against temperature, which allowed us to apply a temperature gradient method for the crystal growth of NdP5O14. Polyhedral crystals of 0.5 mm in maximum size were grown at the upper part of a gold capsule (T{reversed tilde equals}400°C) through the transportation due to ΔT=100°C after 10 days. These crystals had flat and smooth surfaces and contained less bubble-shaped inclusions than crystals synthesized under isothermal conditions. Crystals obtained at the lower part of the gold capsule (T=500°C) were polyhedral 1 mm in maximum size. Growth experiments with ΔT=50°C yielded no crystals at the upper part in the capsule (T{reversed tilde equals}450°C), probably due to an insufficient transportation.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-0248(85)90088-0
DO - 10.1016/0022-0248(85)90088-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:46549101684
VL - 71
SP - 333
EP - 339
JO - Journal of Crystal Growth
JF - Journal of Crystal Growth
SN - 0022-0248
IS - 2
ER -