Titanium phosphate displays unusual transformations at high pressure
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - 09:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists at DESY and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility ESRF have discovered a new and very unusual form of phosphorus compound. In high-pressure experiments, a team led by Dr. Maxim Bykov from the University of Bayreuth found evidence for a configuration where a central phosphorus atom is bound to five surrounding oxygen atoms (PO5). Such a configuration is very rare and it is the first time that PO5 groups were found in an inorganic phosphate compound. The researchers report their findings in the scientific journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.