We have investigated the structural stability of ThGa 2 under high pressures up to 62 GPa by performing X-ray powder diffraction studies in a diamond-anvil cell. ThGa 2 exhibits a tetragonal ThSi 2 -type structure at room temperature and pressure. At about 0.2 GPa the unit-cell volume drops significantly (4%) without any change in the structure. The tetragonal structure remains stable for pressures up to as high as 62 GPa. Possible reasons for the structural stability of ThGa 2 are discussed from the view point of the influence of the number of valence band electrons in stabilizing various crystal structures.
Stability of ThGa 2 in the tetragonal phase up to 62 GPa at 300 K
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