Neodymium(III) vanadate is an inorganic compound, a salt of neodymium and vanadic acid with the chemical formula NdVO4. It is a paramagnetic solid, pale-blue or silver-gray in appearance. In nanoparticle form it is described as yellow.
Preparation Neodymium(III) vanadate is produced by the reaction of hot acidic neodymium(III) chloride and sodium orthovanadate:
NdCl3 + Na3VO4 → NdVO4 + 3 NaCl
Nanoparticles can be prepared by treating an ammonium metavanadate (NH4VO3) solution with neodymium nitrate and a capping agent.
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