NaxSr1 – 2xNdxMoO4 (x = 0–0.5, Δx = 0.1) solid solutions with the scheelite structure have been synthesized for the first time and their crystallographic parameters have been determined as functions of composition and temperature. Their thermal expansion coefficients have been determined in the temperature range 25–1000°C: αa = (12.9–14.9) × 10–6 °C–1 and αc = (24.9–25.9) × 10–6 °C–1. Using spark plasma sintering at tmax ≈ 872–985°C and τ ≈ 650–750 s, we have prepared ceramics with relative densities in the range 97–99%.

This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 16-13-10464: Promising Mineral-Like Ceramic Materials with Improved and Controlled Functional Characteristics: Development, Synthesis, and Characterization.