title: Understanding the building-up process of three dimensional open-framework metal phosphates: acid degradation of the 3D structures to lower dimensional structures.
abstract: Acid degradation of 3D zinc phosphates primarily yields a one-dimensional ladder compound, an observation that is significant considering that the latter forms 3D structures on heating in water.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O, Bangalore 560 064, India.
authors.forename: Amitava
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: C N R
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Rao