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
Single-crystal elasticity of (Al,Fe)-bearing bridgmanite up to 82 GPa
Fu, Suyu, Zhang, Yanyao, Okuchi, Takuo and Lin, Jung-Fu. “Single-crystal elasticity of (Al,Fe)-bearing bridgmanite up to 82 GPa” American Mineralogist, vol. 108, no. 4, 2023, pp. 719-730.
Equation of state and spin crossover of (Al, Fe)-phase H
Strozewski, B., Buchen, J., Sturhahn, W., Ishii, T., Ohira, I., Chariton, S., et al. (2023). Equation of state and spin crossover of (Al, Fe)-phase H. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128, e2022JB026291.
Superconductivity above 70 K observed in lutetium polyhydrides
Zhiwen Li, Xin He, Changling Zhang, Ke Lu, Baosen Min, Jun Zhang, Sijia Zhang, Jianfa Zhao, Luchuan Shi, Yi Peng, Shaomin Feng, Zheng Deng, Jing Song, Qingqing Liu, Xiancheng Wang, Richeng Yu, Luhong Wang, Yingzhe Li, Jay D. Bass, Vitali Prakapenka, Stella Chariton, Haozhe Liu & Changqing Jin. Superconductivity above 70 K observed in lutetium polyhydrides. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 66, 267411 (2023).
Thermal Equation of State of Natural F-Rich Topaz up to 29 GPa and 750 K
Yungui Liu, Xiang Li, Haipeng Song, Jingui Xu, Dongzhou Zhang, Junfeng Zhang & Xiang Wu, Thermal Equation of State of Natural F-Rich Topaz up to 29 GPa and 750 K. J. Earth Sci. (2023).
Dual origin of ferropericlase inclusions within super-deep diamonds
Sofia Lorenzon, Michelle Wenz, Paolo Nimis, Steven D. Jacobsen, Leonardo Pasqualetto, Martha G. Pamato, Davide Novella, Dongzhou Zhang, Chiara Anzolini, Margo Regier, Thomas Stachel, D. Graham Pearson, Jeffrey W. Harris, Fabrizio Nestola,
Dual origin of ferropericlase inclusions within super-deep diamonds, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 608, 2023,118081, ISSN 0012-821X
Modulating Charge-Density Wave Order and Superconductivity from Two Alternative Stacked Monolayers in a Bulk 4Hb-TaSe2 Heterostructure via Pressure
Limin Yan, Chi Ding, Mingtao Li, Ruilian Tang, Wan Chen, Bingyan Liu, Kejun Bu, Tianheng Huang, Dongzhe Dai, Xiaobo Jin, Xiaofan Yang, Erjian Cheng, Nana Li, Qian Zhang, Fengliang Liu, Xuqiang Liu, Dongzhou Zhang, Shuailing Ma, Qiang Tao, Pinwen Zhu, Shiyan Li, Xujie Lü, Jian Sun, Xin Wang, and Wenge Yang, Nano Letters Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04385
Science Highlights
Pressure-Induced Ferroelastic Transition Drives a Large Shape Change in a Ni(II) Complex Single Crystal
Boyang Fu, Ying Zhao, Yu Liu, Weilong He, Fuyang Liu, Dongzhou Zhang, Luhong Wang,Haozhe Liu, Wei Li, and Weizhao Cai, Pressure-Induced Ferroelastic Transition Drives a Large Shape Change in a Ni(II) Complex Single Crystal, . Phys. Chem. Lett. 2023, 14, XXX, 3891–3897
Biofilm Architecture in Opaque Porous Medium
Wildenschild, D., Iltis, G., Ostvar, S. (2023). Biofilm Architecture in Opaque Porous Medium. In: Médici, E.F., Otero, A.D. (eds) Album of Porous Media. Springer, Cham.
Hydrogen and Silicon Effects on Hexagonal Close Packed Fe Alloys at High Pressures: Implications for the Composition of Earth’s Inner Core
Fu, S., Chariton, S., Prakapenka, V. B., & Shim, S.-H. (2023). Hydrogen and silicon effects on hexagonal close packed Fe alloys at high pressures: Implications for the composition of Earth’s inner core. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128, e2022JB026016.
Pressure-induced insulator-to-metal transition in the van der Waals compound CoPS3
Takahiro Matsuoka, Rahul Rao, Michael A. Susner, Benjamin S. Conner, Dongzhou Zhang, and David Mandrus, Pressure-induced insulator-to-metal transition in the van der Waals compound CoPS3, (2023) Phys Rev. B 107, 165125
Early crystallization of amorphous selenium underhigh pressure studied by synchrotron XRD method
Shuhua Yuan, Luhong Wang, Fuyang Liu, Jay D Bass, Yingzhe Li, Paul A Ginsberg, Dongzhou Zhang, Vitali B Prakapenka, Sergey Tkachev and Haozhe Liu, Early crystallization of amorphous selenium under high pressure studied by synchrotron XRD method, 2023 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 35 264003, DOI 10.1088/1361-648X/acc8b0
Single-crystal X-ray diffraction of fluorapatite to 61 GPa
Rucks, Melinda J., Finkelstein, Gregory J., Zhang, Dongzhou, Dera, Przemyslaw K. and Duffy, Thomas S.. “Single-crystal X-ray diffraction of fluorapatite to 61 GPa” American Mineralogist, vol. 108, no. 4, 2023, pp. 731-737.
Single-crystal elasticity of (Al,Fe)-bearing bridgmanite up to 82 GPa
Fu, Suyu, Zhang, Yanyao, Okuchi, Takuo and Lin, Jung-Fu. “Single-crystal elasticity of (Al,Fe)-bearing bridgmanite up to 82 GPa” American Mineralogist, vol. 108, no. 4, 2023, pp. 719-730.
Equation of state and spin crossover of (Al, Fe)-phase H
Strozewski, B., Buchen, J., Sturhahn, W., Ishii, T., Ohira, I., Chariton, S., et al. (2023). Equation of state and spin crossover of (Al, Fe)-phase H. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128, e2022JB026291.
Superconductivity above 70 K observed in lutetium polyhydrides
Zhiwen Li, Xin He, Changling Zhang, Ke Lu, Baosen Min, Jun Zhang, Sijia Zhang, Jianfa Zhao, Luchuan Shi, Yi Peng, Shaomin Feng, Zheng Deng, Jing Song, Qingqing Liu, Xiancheng Wang, Richeng Yu, Luhong Wang, Yingzhe Li, Jay D. Bass, Vitali Prakapenka, Stella Chariton, Haozhe Liu & Changqing Jin. Superconductivity above 70 K observed in lutetium polyhydrides. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 66, 267411 (2023).
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
402 Lower Gallery refreshments and celebration
Monday, April 17 is a major milestone in the history of the APS. After 28 years of collaboration with the global science community on groundbreaking and impactful research, we are closing our X-ray beamlines and bidding a temporary farewell to our external users. When we welcome those scientific colleagues back in 2024, it will be to a brand-new APS, with new capabilities to explore.

Science Careers in Search of Women Program
GSECARS was pleased to host the young women who participated in the Science Careers in Search of Women Program.

GSECARS congratulates Professor Khalid Alshibli and Dr. Zaher Jarrar (UT Knoxville)
GSECARS congratulates Professor Khalid Alshibli and Dr. Zaher Jarrar (UT Knoxville) for receiving the prestigious ASTM award, the Hogentogler Award, for research which included work done at 13 BMD.
