Hydrostatic pressure effect on the transformations of amorphous La3Si

Measurements of the relative resistance versus temperature at different hydrostatic pressures up to 30 kbar for amorphous La₃Si have been carried out. The results show that there is a metastable phase only at low pressures and that pressure decreases the crystallization temperature of the stable state (or final phase) from both the amorphous and meta-stable phases. If the pressure is sufficiently high, the transformation from the amorphous to a stable state might occur at room temperature.