A new phase transition in Te from a $\beta -P_o$-type structure to body-centered-cubic (bcc) structure has been observed at 27±3 GPa by using an energy-dispersive x-ray-diffraction technique at high pressures up to 40 GPa. The present structural data are compared with earlier data on the superconductivity of Te under high pressure.

• Received 18 November 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.37.8499