Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of (NH4)Ce(PO4)2·H2O

Abstract
A new monohydrated ammonium cerium phosphate (NH4)2Ce(PO4)2·H2O is hydrothermally synthesized from the system NH3–CeO2–P2O5–H2O and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis–thermogravimetric analysis, elemental chemical analysis, IR, Raman and impedance spectroscopy.