The van der Waals compound Xe(N) with a C15 Laves structure was successfully synthesised at pressures greater than 4.4 GPa. We found that, at 10 GPa, the structure reversibly transforms from a cubic to a tetragonal phase. Further compression results in changes of Xe-N compound, which could result in the enhancement of orbital interactions between the xenon and nitrogen atoms.
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