Scandium Phosphate Doped with Mn4+

P. P. Mel'nikov, L. C. Ferracin, M. Gaft, L. N. Komissarova

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Abstract

The interaction between manganese dioxide and xenotime-structure ScPO4 was studied by x-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance, and luminescence spectroscopy. The results demonstrate that up to 1.5 wt % MnO2 can be accommodated by ScPO4 without structural changes. Mn4+ disproportionates by the reaction Mn4+ → Mn2+ + Mn5+ and is present in the structure of ScPO4 in the form of the Mn2+ ion, substituting for Sc3+, and the MnO43- ion, an analog of PO43-. The presence of Mn3+, substituting isovalently for Sc3+, also cannot be ruled out. The manganese ions are shown to be rigidly fixed in the structure of ScPO4.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1010-1013
Number of pages4
JournalInorganic Materials
Volume34
Issue number10
StatePublished - Oct 1998
Externally publishedYes

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