Published May 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

New Possible Structure of Silicide Mg2Si under Pressure

  • 1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far East Branch (Russian Federation)

Description

As a result of an evolutionary search based on the density functional theory, a new low-symmetry structure of silicide Mg2Si under pressure was discovered. This structure can exist along with the known structures of the symmetry Pnma and P63/mmc and is stable at a pressure of about 20 GPa. The lattice parameters of the discovered structure are in better agreement with the experimental values than the lattice parameters of the known structures.

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Journal Title
Physics of the Solid State
Journal Volume
60
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 865-869
ISSN
1063-7834

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