The AXO4 monazite-type compounds form an extended family that is described in this
review in terms of field of stability versus composition. All the substitution possibilities on the …

Crystalline ceramics are intensively investigated as effective materials in various nuclear
energy applications, such as inert matrix and accident tolerant fuels and nuclear waste …

Monazite and xenotime, the RE (PO4) dimorphs, are the most ubiquitous rare earth (RE)
minerals, yet accurate structure studies of the natural phases have not been reported. Here …

We present experimental evidence for cooperative energy transfer from Tb 3+ to two Yb 3+
ions and a determination of the energy-transfer rate. Energy transfer from Tb 3+ to Yb 3+ …

A simple hydrothermal method has been developed for the systematic synthesis of
lanthanide orthophosphate crystals with different crystalline phases and morphologies. It …

Improved structural parameters for the lanthanide orthovanadates (including also YVO 4 and
ScVO 4 and new results for PrVO 4, TmVO 4, and the LuVO 4 end members) have been …

In the construction of novel near-infrared (NIR) radiation sources, NIR phosphors equipped
with a large emission range and thermally stable luminescence are highly desired. In this …

Complex anions play an important role in the chemistry of rare-earth elements. The most
important natural sources of lanthanides are silicates such as gadolinite, phosphates such …

Orthophosphate compounds of the type A (PO4) include the minerals monazite [RE (PO4)
with RE= the light rare-earth ions, eg, La, Ce, Nd…], xenotime [Y (PO4), and also …

Fourteen rare‐earth (plus scandium and yttrium) orthophosphates have been synthesized
and characterized for use as electron microprobe reference samples. These reference …