The praseodymium-aluminum perovskite−praseodymium oxide, PrAlO3−Pr2O3, eutectic has been
studied. The growth of the eutectic by the micro-pulling down method is presented. The PrAlO3−Pr2O3
is not air-stable. The cause of the eutectic instability is the instability of the Pr2O3 phase. When exposed
to air, the Pr2O3 phase changes into a new compound having a hexagonal unit cell with the lattice
parameters a = b = 6.455(1) Å, c = 11.322(4) Å. The PrAlO3−Pr2O3 eutectic grows with a regular
complex microstructure. The luminescence spectra are presented for both the eutectic and the new phase
generated by exposing the eutectic to air.