“…In addition to their use in Na ion batteries, double molybdates containing both alkali and trivalent cations are attractive for many industrial applications, including solid electrolytes, ferroelectrics, photocatalysts, and optical materials (white light-emitting diodes and solid state lasers). − The Na x R y (MoO 4 ) ( x +3 y )/2 ( R = trivalent cations) molybdates found in the Na 2 MoO 4 – R 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 systems are known to exist at a wide range of x : y ratios. The vast majority of the published Na x R y (MoO 4 ) ( x +3 y )/2 ( R = trivalent cations) molybdates exhibit 1:1 x : y Na: R ratios; nevertheless, there are also compounds with Na: R compositions of 5:1, 1:5, 3:1, and 9:1. , …”