Abstract
We report Raman-scattering studies of SnGeS3 under hydrostatic pressures up to 19.5 GPa. An assignment to internal-external modes is proposed, based on the pressure slopes obtained. Our data show evidence for two critical pressures, one around 7 GPa and a second one around 12 GPa. The material renders itself Raman inactive at 19.5 GPa. The observed changes are reversible upon pressure release.