The Ga_{1-x}Al_{x}As sample of x=0.5 was prepared from a high quality single crystal grown by electroepitaxy on GaAs. The high-pressure diffraction experiments were performed using a diamond anvil cell and a germanium solid state detector. The zinc-blende phase is stable up to about 17.5 GPa on uploading. A high-pressure phase manifests itself at about 17 GPa, a complete phase change occurs at 18.7 GPa. On downloading, the zinc-blende phase reappears at about 10 GPa. The powder pattern of the high-pressure phase shows some similarities with the GaAs high pressure phases.
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