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The phase relation and structural evolution of Holl-I and Holl-II in the composition KAlSi 3 O 8  at 0 K have been investigated by the first-principles method up to 130 GPa. Holl-I and Holl-II are polymorphs of KAlSi 3 O 8  stable at low pressures and high pressures, respectively. The transition pressure is determined at -23(5) GPa, in agreement with recent experimental observations. All experimentally observed major changes associated with this phase transition such as the deviation of the γ-angle from 90°, splitting of the a- and b-axes, as well as its P-V evolution, are successfully simulated. By evaluating the effect of different Al/Si substitution mechanisms on the computing cell of Holl-I, we have found: (1) different Al/Si substitution mechanisms do not result in apparent difference in the minimized cohesive energies, suggesting a possible random distribution of Al and Si; (2) different Al/ Si substitution mechanisms lead to different powder X‑ray diffraction features, which, compared to the experimentally observed powder X‑ray diffraction data, implies that local non-random distribution of Al and Si exists to some extent in the Holl-I structure; and (3) the phase transition from Holl-I to Holl-II might be associated with a change in the distribution pattern of Al and Si in the structure. From the simulated compression data, we have derived K 0  = 174 GPa and V 0  = 244.82 Å 3  for Holl-I, and K 0  = 168 GPa and V 0  = 244.8 Å 3  for Holl-II (K 0 ′ fixed at 4). The larger K 0  of Holl-I is probably related to the more stable squared open tunnel delimited by the rigid tetragonal octahedral framework, which is gradually deformed by compression in Holl-II after the phase transition from Holl-I to Holl-II.

A first-principles study of the phase transition from Holl-I to Holl-II in the composition KAlSi 3 O 8