In this study, it was demonstrated that Na+ ionic doped
crystals could be formed during the solidification of FLiNaK melts.
The ionic adulterating behavior between Li+, Na+, and K+ ions was investigated in detail by using various
1D/2D solid-state NMR methods and theoretical calculations. 2D 19F–23Na and 19F–7Li HETCOR NMR showed that the Na+ ions could be doped
into LiF and KF crystals to generate new adulterating phases. Furthermore,
the doped ionic Na+ ions exhibited different dynamics in
LiF and KF crystals, which is correlated to the bonding length of
the lattice and the Na–F coordinated interactions. This study
provides more insights into the ionic doped crystal phase formation
in such simple alkali metal fluorides, which may be of greater significance
in the application as optical devices.