“…The study of several pseudo-binary and pseudo-ternary systems as Bi 2 O 3 -P 2 O 5 , M I 2 O À Bi 2 O 3 À P 2 O 5 , M II O-Bi 2 O 3 -P 2 O 5 has allowed to point out and characterize new oxide-phosphates, e.g., Bi 6.67 O 4 (PO 4 ) 4 [7], M I 0:5 Bi 6:5 O 4 ðPO 4 Þ 4 (M I ¼ Li, Na, K) [8], Na 3 Bi 5 (PO 4 ) 6 [9], Ba 3 Bi(PO 4 ) 3 [6], M II Bi 6 P 4 O 20 (M II ¼ Ca, Sr, Ba, Cd, Pb) [8,10], M II BiPO 5 (M II ¼ Mn, Co, Ni,) [5,11,12], M II 2 BiPO 6 (M II ¼ Mg, Ca, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, and others) [13,14], Bi 2 PbMnO 4 (PO 4 ) 2 [15], BiMn 6 PO 12 [16]. These compounds can be described in the terms of association of discrete PO 4 tetrahedra sharing vertices with MO X polyhedra.…”