Calculations predict new form of phosphorus

By Chemistry World2014-05-08T00:00:00

Flat layers of ‘blue phosphorus’ may have ideal properties for nano-electronics

Earlier this year we learned that black phosphorus – the graphite-like layered hexagonal form of phosphorus – can be exfoliated to make two-dimensional phosphorene. Now researchers in the US have predicted the existence of ‘blue phosphorus’– another layered phase – using computational models. Their calculations suggest blue phosphorus could have a similar structure and properties to black, and may be ideal for use in nano-electronic devices.

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