Evolution of the electron density of crystalline phosphorus at high pressure from localized electron lone pairs to interlayer chemical bonds
Abstract
The proposal is aimed at investigating the pressure induced mechanism of interlayer bond formation in phosphorus by monitoring the evolution of the lone pair electron density from the layered A7 structure to the non-layered simple cubic one, across the stability domain of the pseudo-simple cubic structure.
Fields of Study & Subjects
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Publication details
- Journal / source
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
- Publication date
- 6 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset