Abstract
More than 150 MAX phases are known to date. Their chemical diversity is the result of mixing-and-matching early-to-mid transition metals (M), main group elements (A), and carbon and/or nitrogen (X). The vast majority of the respective carbides and (carbo)nitrides contain group 13 and 14 as the A element, such as Al, Ga, and Si. V2PC is among the least studied members of this family of materials; as a matter of fact, it is only mentioned in two pieces of original literature. The solid-state synthesis is extremely vaguely described and working with elemental phosphorus poses additional synthetic challenges. Here, we confirm these experimental difficulties and present an alternative sol gel-based approach to prepare almost single-phase V2PC. The versatility of the sol gel chemistry is further demonstrated by variation of the gel-building agent moving beyond citric acid as the carbon source. DFT calculations support the experimentally obtained structural parameters and show V2PC is a metal.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 16976-16980 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Inorganic chemistry |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 43 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 31 2022 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry