Mechanochemical synthesis and solvothermal crystallization of LaVO
4 and LaVO
3 have been studied. Amorphous LaVO
4 powders were mechanochemically synthesized by the mixing-grinding operation of La
2O
3 and V
2O
5 in Acetone containing water as the grinding liquid. The amorphous ground products were crystallized to monoclinic-LaVO
4 by the solvothermal post treatment at 120℃ for 12 h. The BET surface area of the LaVO
4 powder after the calcination at 600℃ was 9.6~26.3 m
2 g
-1. The reflux treatment was also applicable to the crystallization. For the synthesis of LaVO
3, the mechanochemical reduction of V
2O
5 in organic vapors was applicable. The ground product prepared by mixing-grinding of La
2O
3 and V
2O
5 in acetone vapor was crystallized to the single phase tetragonal-LaVO
3 after the calcination at 800℃ in Ar, although the mechanochemical/solvothermal products contained a certain amount of LaVO
4 after the calcination at the same condition.
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