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One‐Dimensional Phosphorus Nanostructures: from Nanorings to Nanohelices
Author(s) -
Sansone Giuseppe,
Maschio Lorenzo,
Karttunen Antti J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201703876
Subject(s) - nanostructure , template , nanotechnology , materials science , phosphorus , carbon nanotube , chemistry , metallurgy
Phosphorus nanorings and nanohelices—speculated to exist over 20 years ago—have been systematically derived from one parent structure and studied with quantum chemical methods. The (P 8 P 2 ) n nanorings have been recently synthetized inside carbon nanotube templates, and our comprehensive analysis of possible structural arrangements strongly supports the possibility to experimentally determine the closely related (P 8 P 2 ) n nanohelices. The nanohelices possess very low stiffness, suggesting interesting mechanical properties with nano‐spring‐like behavior.