Lutetium vanadate explained

Lutetium vanadate is inorganic compound with ferromagnetic and semiconducting properties, with the chemical formula of Lu₂V₂O₇^[1] with the same structure as pyrochlore.^[2]

Preparation

Lutetium vanadate can be obtained by the reaction between lutetium oxide, vanadium trioxide and vanadium pentoxide at a high temperature (1400 °C) in an argon atmosphere with oxygen pressure of 2.0×10⁻⁵ bar.^[3]

2 Lu₂O₃ + V₂O₃ + V₂O₅ → 2 Lu₂V₂O₇

See also

• Ytterbium-doped lutetium orthovanadate

Notes and References

1. Ichikawa . Hirohiko . Kano . Luna . Saitoh . Masahiro . Miyahara . Shin . Furukawa . Nobuo . Akimitsu . Jun . Yokoo . Tetsuya . Matsumura . Takeshi . Takeda . Masayasu . Hirota . Kazuma . Orbital Ordering in Ferromagnetic Lu₂V₂O₇ . Journal of the Physical Society of Japan . March 2005 . 74 . 3 . 1020–1025 . 10.1143/JPSJ.74.1020. cond-mat/0502020 . 2005JPSJ...74.1020I . 118927935 .
2. Kitayama . Kenzo . Katsura . Takashi . A New Compound, Lu₂V₂O₇ . Chemistry Letters . 5 August 1976 . 5 . 8 . 815–816 . 10.1246/cl.1976.815.
3. Haghighirad . A.A. . Gross . C. . Assmus . W. . Powder synthesis and crystal growth of Y₂V₂O₇ under high pressure and its physical properties . Journal of Crystal Growth . April 2008 . 310 . 7–9 . 2277–2283 . 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2007.10.069. 2008JCrGr.310.2277H .