Yttrium orthovanadate

Yttrium orthovanadate
Names
	Other names Yttrium vanadate
Identifiers
CAS Number	13566-12-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	75408;
ECHA InfoCard	100.033.590
EC Number	234-340-8;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20929103 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/4O.V.Y/q4*-2;+5;+3 Key: WTSZEAJEVDVRML-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[V+5].[Y+3];
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 used to make efficient high-power polarizing prisms similar to Glan–Taylor prisms. With a chemical structure very similar to wakefieldite ([La,Ce,Nd,Y]VO₄), it is also sometimes used as a synthetic gemstone since the former is prohibitively rare.

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.
Doped with europium it forms Eu:YVO₄, the dominant red phosphor used in cathode-ray tubes especially in color TVs.