Phase formation in the ScPO4-Na3PO4-Li3PO4 ternary system

The 950°C isothermal section of the InPO4-Na3PO4-Li3PO4 ternary system was studied and constructed; one-, two, and three-phase fields are outlined. Five solid-solution regions exist in the system: solid solutions based on the complex phosphate LiNa5(PO4)2 (olympite structure), the indium ion stabilized high-temperature Na3PO4 phase (Na3(1 − x)In x (PO4); space group Fm \(\bar 3\) m), the complex phosphate Na3In2(PO4)3, and the α and β phases of the compound Li3In2(PO4)3. A narrow region of melt was found in the vicinity of eutectic equilibria. All the phases detected in the system are derivatives of phases existing in the binary subsystems. Isovalent substitution of lithium for sodium in Na3In2(PO4)3 leads to a significant increase in the region of a NASICON-like solid solution.