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
Determination of P–V equation of state of a natural clinoptilolite using high-pressure powder synchrotron X-ray diffraction
Strzelecki, A.C., Chariton, S., Cockreham, C.B. et al. Determination of P–V equation of state of a natural clinoptilolite using high-pressure powder synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Phys Chem Minerals 49, 45 (2022).
The mitochondrial Cu+ transporter PiC2 (SLC25A3) is a target of MTF1 and contributes to the development of skeletal muscle in vitro
Cat McCann, Michael Quinteros, Ifeoluwa Adelugba, Marcos N. Morgada, Aida R. Castelblanco, Emily J. Davis, Antonio Lanzirotti, Sarah J. Hainer, Alejandro J. Vila, Juan G. Navea, Teresita Padilla-Benavides, “The mitochondrial Cu[superscirpt +] transporter PiC2 (SLC25A3) is a target of MTF1 and contributes to the development of skeletal muscle in vitro,” Front. Mol. Biosci. 9, 1037941 (2022). DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.1037941
Fines effect on gas flow in sandy sediments using μCT and pore networks
Jamal A. Hannun, Riyadh I. Al-Raoush, Zaher A. Jarrar, Khalid A. Alshibli, Jongwon Jung, Fines effect on gas flow in sandy sediments using μCT and pore networks, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Volume 108, 2022, 104834, ISSN 1875-5100
Structural and Electronic Transitions in Liquid FeO Under High Pressure
Morard, G., Antonangeli, D., Bouchet, J., Rivoldini, A., Boccato, S., Miozzi, F., et al. (2022). Structural and electronic transitions in liquid FeO under high pressure. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, e2022JB025117
Calcium dissolution in bridgmanite in the Earth’s deep mantle
Ko, B., Greenberg, E., Prakapenka, V. et al. Calcium dissolution in bridgmanite in the Earth’s deep mantle. Nature (2022).
High-Pressure Characterization of Two Stereoisomers of Tetranitroester Cyclobutane
J. C. Bennion, T. A. Jenkins, High-Pressure Characterization of Two Stereoisomers of Tetranitroester Cyclobutane High-Pressure Characterization of Two Stereoisomers of Tetranitroester Cyclobutane, Prop., Explos., Pyrotech. 2022, e202200221.
Sealing fractures to increase underground storage security: Lessons learned from a multiscale multimodal imaging study of a syntaxial vein in a mudrock
Sassan Hajirezaie, Catherine A. Peters, David R. Cole, Julia M. Sheets, Julie J. Kim, Alexander M. Swift, Dustin Crandall, Michael C. Cheshire, Andrew G. Stack, Lawrence M. Anovitz, Sealing fractures to increase underground storage security: Lessons learned from a multiscale multimodal imaging study of a syntaxial vein in a mudrock,
Chemical Geology, 2022, 121164, ISSN 0009-2541
Co-intercalation-free ether electrolytes for graphitic anodes in lithium-ion batteries
Peiyuan Ma, Priyadarshini Mirmira, Peter J. Eng, Seoung-Bum Son, Ira D. Bloom, Alexander S. Filatov, Chibueze V. Amanchukwu, “Co-intercalation-free ether electrolytes for graphitic anodes in lithium-ion batteries,” Energ. Environ. Sci. 15 (11), 4823-4835 (2022). DOI: 10.1039/D2EE01489K
Science Highlights
Boron isotopes in blue diamond record seawater-derived fluids in the lower mantle
Margo E. Regier, Karen V. Smit, Thomas B. Chalk, Thomas Stachel, Richard A. Stern, Evan M. Smith, Gavin L. Foster, Yannick Bussweiler, Chris DeBuhr, Antony D. Burnham, Jeff W. Harris, D. Graham Pearson,
Boron isotopes in blue diamond record seawater-derived fluids in the lower mantle, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 602, 2023, 117923, ISSN 0012-821X,
Iron-rich Fe–O compounds at Earth’s core pressure
Jin Liu, Yang Sun, Chaojia Lv, Feng Zhang, Suyu Fu, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Caizhuang Wang, Kaiming Ho, Jungfu Lin, Renata M. Wentzcovitch, Iron-rich Fe–O compounds at Earth’s core pressures, The Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2023, 100354, ISSN 2666-6758,
Formation of oxidized sulfur-rich magmas in Neoarchaean subduction zones
Xuyang Meng, Adam C. Simon, Jackie M. Kleinsasser, David R. Mole, Daniel J. Kontak, Pedro J. Jugo, Jingwen Mao, Jeremy P. Richards, “Formation of oxidized sulfur-rich magmas in Neoarchaean subduction zones,” Nat. Geoscience 15, 1064-1070 (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41561-022-01071-5
Experimental Constraints on the Fate of Subducted Sedimentary Nitrogen in the Reduced Mantle
Huang, S., Wu, X., Chariton, S., Prakapenka, V. B., Liang, L., Zhang, D., et al. (2022). Experimental constraints on the fate of subducted sedimentary nitrogen in the reduced mantle. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, e2022JB025169.
Single-Crystal Elasticity of Phase E at High Pressure and Temperature: Implications for the Low-Velocity Layer Atop the 410-km Depth
Wang, B., Zhang, Y., Fu, S., Ding, X., Liang, W., Takahashi, E., et al. (2022). Single-crystal elasticity of phase E at high pressure and temperature: Implications for the low-velocity layer atop the 410-km depth. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, e2022JB025274.
Cesium-mediated electron redistribution and electron-electron interaction in high-pressure metallic CsPbI3
Ke, F., Yan, J., Niu, S. et al. Cesium-mediated electron redistribution and electron-electron interaction in high-pressure metallic CsPbI3. Nat Commun 13, 7067 (2022).
High-Pressure, High-Temperature Studies of Phase Transitions in SrOsO3─Discovery of a Post-Perovskite
Camilla Hjort Kronbo, Louise Ring Jensen, Francesca Menescardi, Davide Ceresoli, Martin Bremholm, “High-pressure, low-temperature studies of phase transitions in SrRuO[subscript 3]–Absence of volume collapse,” J. Solid State Chem. 287, 121360 (2020).
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2020.121360
High-pressure synthesis of seven lanthanum hydrides with a significant variability of hydrogen content
Laniel, D., Trybel, F., Winkler, B. et al. High-pressure synthesis of seven lanthanum hydrides with a significant variability of hydrogen content. Nat Commun 13, 6987 (2022).
Determination of P–V equation of state of a natural clinoptilolite using high-pressure powder synchrotron X-ray diffraction
Strzelecki, A.C., Chariton, S., Cockreham, C.B. et al. Determination of P–V equation of state of a natural clinoptilolite using high-pressure powder synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Phys Chem Minerals 49, 45 (2022).
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