Structural and electronic properties of various solid-state phases of gallium have been studied by means of first-principles total-energy calculations. Our results confirm that while the ground state {α} phase is characterized by the notable coexistence of metallic and covalent characters, the other phases are totally metallic. We predict that a phase transition from GaII to fcc should be observable at pressure {~}150 kbar.
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