Structural stability of ultra-high temperature refractory material MoSi2 and Mo5Si3 under high pressure

Structural stability of ultra-high temperature refractory material MoSi₂ and Mo₅Si₃ under high pressure

Liang Hao¹, Peng Fang^{1, †}, Fan Cong¹, Zhang Qiang¹, Liu Jing², Guan Shi-Xue¹

(color online) Plots of cell parameter ratio ( and ) versus pressure for MoSi₂ (a) and Mo₅Si₃ (b). Both a- and c-lattice constants show a gentle decrease upon compression.