Yttrium orthovanadate

Yttrium orthovanadate
Names
	Other names Yttrium vanadate
Identifiers
CAS Number	13566-12-6 ;
ChemSpider	75408;
ECHA InfoCard	100.033.590
EC Number	234-340-8;
PubChem CID	165909;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20929103 ;
Properties
Chemical formula	O4VY
Molar mass	203.843 g·mol−1
Melting point	1,810 °C (3,290 °F; 2,080 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Yttrium orthovanadate (YVO₄) is a transparent crystal. Undoped YVO₄ is also used to make efficient high-power polarizing prisms similar to Glan–Taylor prisms.^[1]

There are two principal applications for doped yttrium orthovanadate:

Doped with neodymium it forms Nd:YVO₄, an active laser medium used in diode-pumped solid-state lasers.^[2]
Doped with europium it forms Eu:YVO₄, the dominant red phosphor used in cathode-ray tubes especially in color TVs.^[3]

^ US patent 3914018, Deshazer, Larry G., "Yttrium orthovanadate optical polarizer", issued 1975-10-21, assigned to Union Carbide Corp.
^ Koechner, Walter (2006). "Nd:YVO₄". Solid-state laser engineering. Springer. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-387-29094-2.
^ Caro, Paul (1998-06-01). "Rare earths in luminescence". Rare earths. Editorial Complutense. pp. 323–325. ISBN 978-84-89784-33-8.

[1] US patent 3914018, Deshazer, Larry G., "Yttrium orthovanadate optical polarizer", issued 1975-10-21, assigned to Union Carbide Corp.

[2] Koechner, Walter (2006). "Nd:YVO₄". Solid-state laser engineering. Springer. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-387-29094-2.

[3] Caro, Paul (1998-06-01). "Rare earths in luminescence". Rare earths. Editorial Complutense. pp. 323–325. ISBN 978-84-89784-33-8.

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