“…Chukova et al [14] reported the possibility of incorporation of the f-elements impurities rare-earth elements (Dy, Sm, Nd) into NASICON matrix of the phosphates. Traditionally, rare-earths doped phosphate phosphors with general formulas such as MLnP 2 O 7 [15], M 3 Ln(PO 4 ) 2 [16], and MLn(PO 3 ) 4 [17] (M, alkali metal; Ln, rare-earth metal) were prepared by the solid state reaction method, which demands longer reaction times and higher annealing temperatures. Today, low temperature methods such as hydrothermal microwave [18], co-precipitation [19,20], sol-gel [21,22] and combustion [23] are used to prepare these phosphors.…”