Fig. 1: X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns and refined structures of EuTe2 under pressure.

a High-pressure XRD patterns of EuTe2 from 2.2 to 36.0 GPa with an x-ray wavelength of 0.6199 Å. The XRD patterns of the LP phase are in blue and that of the HP phase are in red. Tellurium undergoes two structural phase transitions within the measured pressure. The peaks from the Te impurity are marked by the triangles. b Crystal structures of the high pressure (HP) phase and (c) the low pressure (LP) phase of EuTe2.