Structure phase transformation and equation of state of cerium metal under pressures up to 51 GPa

Ma Ce¹, Dou Zuo-Yong¹, Zhu Hong-Yang², Fu Guang-Yan¹, Tan Xiao¹, Bai Bin¹, Zhang Peng-Cheng^{1, †,}, Cui Qi-Liang^{2, ‡,}

Representative x-ray diffraction patterns of Ce. The γ-Ce, α-Ce, α″-Ce, and ε-Ce are shown in this figure respectively. The asterisk (*) denotes the occurrence of the new peaks upon phase transformation.