摘要
Two cerium-monazites containing excess phosphorous were synthesized by a precipitation method. The Ce-phosphate selected samples were doped with 1.3 wt.%and 4.7 wt.%lithium and sintered in dry air. The phase evolution as a function of temperatures was investigated. The XRD and microstructural studies reveal that Ce-monazite appears at low temperature (350 °C). Lithium is incorporated into the monazite lattice up to 1000 °C. The material achieved at this temperature is a composite constituted by mainly CePO4 monazite grains, surrounding by a minor Li-Phosphate glassy phases. Precipitation of cubic Ceria, and Li3PO4 as secondary phases are also provided. Li introduction into the Ce-monazite lattice is accounted due to the fact that the main XRD monazite peaks, is significantly shifting towards higher diffraction angles. For the larger Li content sample, when temperature increases (1250 °C), the cerium oxide are the major phase depicted.