Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.95, No.11, 3651-3656, 2012
Phase Relationships in the Tricalcium Phosphateu-Cerium Phosphate System. Thermal behavior of Phases Present in the System
A diagram representing the phase relationships in the Ca-3(PO4)(2)CePO4 phosphate system has been developed on the basis of results obtained using thermal analysis (DTA/DSC/TG), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM/EDS) methods. One intermediate compound with formula Ca3Ce(PO4)(3) occurs in the Ca-3(PO4)(2)CePO4 system at temperature exceeding 1275 degrees C. The compound melts at 1833 degrees C and has one structural form. In the system a solid solution, having the structure of low-temperature form of calcium phosphate Ca3-3xCex(PO4)(2-x) (where x is a molar fraction of CePO4), exists. The temperature and concentration range of the solid solution has been determined. It has been shown that the Ca9Ce(PO4)(7) phase should be understood as a limited solid solution with x = 0.25.