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GSECARS
A national user facility for frontier research in the earth sciences using synchrotron radiation at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory.
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High-pressure/high-temperature crystallography and spectroscopy using the diamond anvil cell
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High-pressure/high-temperature crystallography and imaging using the large-volume press
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Powder, single crystal and interface diffraction
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Inelastic x-ray scattering
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X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy
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X-ray fluorescence microprobe analysis
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Microtomography
Future of COMPRES, GSECARS, and Synchrotron-Based Earth Science Research
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Recent Publications
Superconductivity above 80 K in polyhydrides of hafnium
C.L. Zhang, X. He, Z.W. Li, S.J. Zhang, B.S. Min, J. Zhang, K. Lu, J.F. Zhao, L.C. Shi, Y. Peng, X.C. Wang, S.M. Feng, R.C. Yu, L.H. Wang, V.B. Prakapenka, S. Chariton, H.Z. Liu, C.Q. Jin,
Superconductivity above 80 K in polyhydrides of hafnium,
Materials Today Physics, Volume 27, 2022, 100826, ISSN 2542-5293
Sulfur in apatite from the Nakhla meteorite record a late-stage oxidation event
Maryjo Brounce, Jeremy W. Boyce, Francis M. McCubbin,
Sulfur in apatite from the Nakhla meteorite record a late-stage oxidation event,
Earth and Planetary Science Letters,
Volume 595, 2022, 117784,, ISSN 0012-821X.
The structure of sc16 GaP obtained at 17.5 GPa and 1400 K
B. Lavina, E. Zanardi, A. Mujica, H. Cynn, Y. Meng, J.S. Smith, M. Kong & Y. Lee (2022): The structure of sc16GaP obtained at 17.5GPa and 1400K, High Pressure Research,
DOI: 0.1080/08957959.2022.2113874
Workshops
GSECARS AGU Sessions
GSECARS is organizing two synchrotron relevant sessions at the 2022 AGU Conference, Dec 12-16. Click for more information.
2022 IUCr High Pressure Workshop on “Advanced High Pressure Crystallography”
December 06 thru December 10, 2022
Science Highlights
A new vanadium species in black shales: Updated burial pathways and implications
Leibo Bian, Anthony Chappaz, Niels H. Schovsbo, Hamed Sanei,
A new vanadium species in black shales: Updated burial pathways and implications, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022, ISSN 0016-7037,
Raman scattering and Cr3+ luminescence study on the structural behavior of δ-AlOOH at high pressures
Wang, Baoyun, Tan, Dayong, Xiao, Wansheng, Ding, Xing, Li, Li and Song, Maoshuang. “Raman scattering and Cr3+ luminescence study on the structural behavior of δ-AlOOH at high pressures” American Mineralogist, vol. 107, no. 10, 2022, pp. 1858-1867.
Pressure-induced C23–C37 transition and compression behavior of orthorhombic Fe2S to Earth’s core pressures and high temperatures
Zurkowski, Claire C., Lavina, Barbara, Brauser, Nigel M., Davis, Anne H., Chariton, Stella, Tkachev, Sergey, Greenberg, Eran, Prakapenka, Vitali B. and Campbell, Andrew J.. “Pressure-induced C23–C37 transition and compression behavior of orthorhombic Fe2S to Earth’s core pressures and high temperatures” American Mineralogist, vol. 107, no. 10, 2022, pp. 1878-1885.
High-pressure deformation of metallic glass nanoparticles
Abhinav Parakh, Mehrdad T. Kiani, Anabelle Colmenares, Andrew C. Lee, Guoyin Shen, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, X. Wendy Gu, High-pressure deformation of metallic glass nanoparticles, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Volume 597, 2022, 121923,ISSN 022-3093
Record high Tc element superconductivity achieved in titanium
Changling Zhang, Xin He, Chang Liu, Zhiwen Li, Ke Lu, Sijia Zhang, Shaomin Feng, Xiancheng Wang, Yi Peng, Youwen Long, Richeng Yu, Luhong Wang, Vitali Prakapenka, Stella Chariton, Quan Li, Haozhe Liu, Changfeng Chen, Changqing Jin, Record high Tc element superconductivity achieved in titanium. Nat Commun 13, 5411 (2022).
Novel Class of Rhenium Borides Based on Hexagonal Boron Networks Interconnected by Short B2 Dumbbells
Elena Bykova, Erik Johansson, Maxim Bykov, Stella Chariton, Hongzhan Fei, Sergey V. Ovsyannikov, Alena Aslandukova, Stefan Gabel, Hendrik Holz, Benoit Merle, Björn Alling, Igor A. Abrikosov, Jesse S. Smith, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Tomoo Katsura, Natalia Dubrovinskaia, Alexander F. Goncharov, and Leonid Dubrovinsky
Chemistry of Materials Article ASAP DOI: 1021/acs.chemmater.2c00520
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
Esen Ercan Alp led a research team at APS that included Barbara Lavina (UofC / ANL) which used Mössbauer spectroscopy at 3 IDB to determine the chemical composition of asteroid 162173 Ryugu, particle by particle.
CARS is proud to announce Dr. Peter Eng has been appointed the new CARS Executive Director, effective September 1, 2022. Our sincere thanks goes to Dr. Mark Rivers for his nine years of service and leadership to CARS.
Steven Pickens, W. Nuhsbaum, demonstrates the Zeiss V20 Stereo Microscope in the GSE DAC lab.
Water-Induced Diamond Formation at Earth’s Core-Mantle Boundary
Work done at 13 IDD by researchers from ASU show that water reacts with iron-carbon alloy to form diamond at the P–T conditions expected for Earth’s core-mantle boundary.
APS Highlight:
https://aps.anl.gov/APS-Science-Highlight/2022-09-06/diamonds-and-rust-at-the-earths-core-mantle-boundary