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Direct synthesis of a semiconductive double-helical phosphorus allotrope in a metal-organic framework. / Sapchenko, Sergei A.; Belosludov, Rodion V.; Vitoria-Irezabal, Inigo J. et al.

In: Nature Communications, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1578, 12.02.2025.

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Harvard

Sapchenko, SA, Belosludov, RV, Vitoria-Irezabal, IJ, da Silva, I, Chen, X, Whitehead, GFS, Maddock, J, Natrajan, LS, Kippax-Jones, M, Alwis Jayasinghe, DD, Bawn, C, Polyukhov, DM, Chen, Y, Fedin, VP, Yang, S & Schröder, M 2025, 'Direct synthesis of a semiconductive double-helical phosphorus allotrope in a metal-organic framework', Nature Communications, vol. 16, no. 1, 1578. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-55999-4

APA

Sapchenko, S. A., Belosludov, R. V., Vitoria-Irezabal, I. J., da Silva, I., Chen, X., Whitehead, G. F. S., Maddock, J., Natrajan, L. S., Kippax-Jones, M., Alwis Jayasinghe, D. D., Bawn, C., Polyukhov, D. M., Chen, Y., Fedin, V. P., Yang, S., & Schröder, M. (2025). Direct synthesis of a semiconductive double-helical phosphorus allotrope in a metal-organic framework. Nature Communications, 16(1), [1578]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-55999-4

Vancouver

Sapchenko SA, Belosludov RV, Vitoria-Irezabal IJ, da Silva I, Chen X, Whitehead GFS et al. Direct synthesis of a semiconductive double-helical phosphorus allotrope in a metal-organic framework. Nature Communications. 2025 Feb 12;16(1):1578. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-55999-4

Author

Sapchenko, Sergei A. ; Belosludov, Rodion V. ; Vitoria-Irezabal, Inigo J. et al. / Direct synthesis of a semiconductive double-helical phosphorus allotrope in a metal-organic framework. In: Nature Communications. 2025 ; Vol. 16, No. 1.

BibTeX

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abstract = "There remains much ambiguity regarding the structure of red phosphorus. We report the adsorption and photo-polymerisation of P4 molecules encapsulated in an indium(III)-based metal-organic framework to afford a double-helical chain composite comprising of [P8] units. The similarity between the Raman spectrum of bulk red phosphorus and of the metal-organic framework – (P8)n adduct suggests the presence of such helical chains in the structure of amorphous red phosphorus. This provides crystallographic evidence of the structural building blocks of the red phosphorus allotrope stabilized within the pores of a metal-organic host. The (P8)n inclusion compound is an air-stable semiconductor with a band gap of 2.3 eV, which is relevant for gas detection and photo-catalysis. We demonstrate that this phosphorus adduct demonstrates a 10-fold increase in conversion in the oxidation of methyl orange dye compared with the parent metal-organic framework material.",
author = "Sapchenko, {Sergei A.} and Belosludov, {Rodion V.} and Vitoria-Irezabal, {Inigo J.} and {da Silva}, Ivan and Xi Chen and Whitehead, {George F.S.} and John Maddock and Natrajan, {Louise S.} and Meredydd Kippax-Jones and {Alwis Jayasinghe}, {Dukula De} and Carlo Bawn and Polyukhov, {Daniil M.} and Yinlin Chen and Fedin, {Vladimir P.} and Sihai Yang and Martin Schr{\"o}der",
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