We have performed first-principles, full-potential linear muffin-tin-orbital (FPLMTO) calculations to study the structural phase transition in CdTe under pressure. By calculating the total energies of different phases we have shown that CdTe shows the following structural sequence with increasing pressure; zinc-blende --> cinnabar --> NaCl --> orthorhombic structure. This is in complete agreement with recent experiments. We have also looked for the possibility of an additional phase transition from the orthorhombic to the CsCl structure, which has been anticipated for the isoelectronic compound HgTe in recent experiments.
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Univ La Laguna, Dept Fis Fundamental 2, E-38205 San Cristobal la Laguna, SpainUniv La Laguna, Dept Fis Fundamental 2, E-38205 San Cristobal la Laguna, Spain
Rodríguez-Hernández, P
Muñoz, A
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Univ La Laguna, Dept Fis Fundamental 2, E-38205 San Cristobal la Laguna, SpainUniv La Laguna, Dept Fis Fundamental 2, E-38205 San Cristobal la Laguna, Spain
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Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Energy & Hydrocarbon Chem, Nishikyo Ku, Kyoto 6158510, JapanKyoto Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Energy & Hydrocarbon Chem, Nishikyo Ku, Kyoto 6158510, Japan
Ubukata, Hiroki
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Ishida, Kohdai
Higo, Yuji
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Japan Synchrotron Radiat Res Inst, SPring 8, Sayo, Hyogo 6795198, JapanKyoto Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Energy & Hydrocarbon Chem, Nishikyo Ku, Kyoto 6158510, Japan
Higo, Yuji
Tange, Yoshinori
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Japan Synchrotron Radiat Res Inst, SPring 8, Sayo, Hyogo 6795198, JapanKyoto Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Energy & Hydrocarbon Chem, Nishikyo Ku, Kyoto 6158510, Japan
Tange, Yoshinori
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Broux, Thibault
Tassel, Cedric
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Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Energy & Hydrocarbon Chem, Nishikyo Ku, Kyoto 6158510, JapanKyoto Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Energy & Hydrocarbon Chem, Nishikyo Ku, Kyoto 6158510, Japan
Tassel, Cedric
Kageyama, Hiroshi
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Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Energy & Hydrocarbon Chem, Nishikyo Ku, Kyoto 6158510, JapanKyoto Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Energy & Hydrocarbon Chem, Nishikyo Ku, Kyoto 6158510, Japan