GSECARS
A national user facility for frontier research in the earth sciences using synchrotron radiation at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory.
GSECARS provides earth scientists with access to the high-brilliance hard x-rays from this third-generation synchrotron light source. All principal synchrotron-based analytical techniques in demand by earth scientists are being brought to bear on earth science problems.
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Recent Publications
Structural evolution of iodine on approach to the monatomic state
Elena Bykova, Iskander G. Batyrev, Maxim Bykov, Eric Edmund, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Alexander F. Goncharov, “Structural evolution of iodine on approach to the monatomic state,” Phys. Rev. B 108 (2), 024104 (2023). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.108.024104
Structure evolution of Bi4O7 under high pressure
Wang, J., Wang, L., Liu, F., Yuan, S., Zhang, D., Prakapenka, V. B., Klein, W. & Liu, H. (2023). Structure evolution of Bi4O7 under high pressure. J. Appl. Cryst. 56, 1125–1130.
Manipulating Peierls Distortion in van der Waals NbOX2 Maximizes Second-Harmonic Generation
Tonghuan Fu, Kejun Bu, Xuzhou Sun, Dong Wang, Xin Feng, Songhao Guo, Zongdong Sun, Yuqiang Fang, Qingyang Hu, Yang Ding, Tianyou Zhai, Fuqiang Huang, and Xujie Lü
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023 145 (30), 16828-16834
Anomalous Charge Transfer from Organic Ligands to Metal Halides in Zero-Dimensional [(C6H5)4P]2SbCl5 Enabled by Pressure-Induced Lone Pair-π Interaction
Hui Luo, Kejun Bu, Yanfeng Yin, Dong Wang, Cuimi Shi, Songhao Guo, Tonghuan Fu, Jiayuan Liang, Bingyan Liu, Dongzhou Zhang, Liang-Jin Xu, Qingyang...
Exploring particle breakage in sand under triaxial shearing using combined X-ray tomography and particle tracking method
MengmengWu and JianfengWang, Exploring particle breakage in sand under triaxial shearing using combined X-ray tomography and particle tracking method, 2023,
Géotechnique 0 0:0, 1-40
Strong effect of liquid Fe–S on elastic wave velocity of olivine aggregate: Implication for the low velocity anomaly at the base of the lunar mantle
Yoshio Kono, Hideharu Kuwahara, Steeve Gréaux, Mark L. Rivers, Yanbin Wang, Yuji Higo, Keisuke Mitsu, Nozomi Kondo,
Strong effect of liquid Fe–S on elastic wave velocity of olivine aggregate: Implication for the low velocity anomaly at the base of the lunar mantle,
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 618, 2023, 118287, ISSN 0012-821X
Science Highlights
The Water-Fe-Pressure Dependent Single-Crystal Elastic Properties of Wadsleyite: Implications for the Seismic Anisotropy in the Upper Mantle Transition Zone
Wen-Yi Zhou, Zhiyuan Ren, Jin S. Zhang, Bin Chen, Ming Hao, Tomohiro Ohuchi, Lowell Miyagi, Dongzhou Zhang, Esen E. Alp, Barbara Lavina, Brandon Schmandt, The Water-Fe-Pressure dependent single-crystal elastic properties of wadsleyite: Implications for the seismic anisotropy in the upper Mantle Transition Zone, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 565, 2021,116955
Hybrid Double Perovskite Containing Helium: [He2][CaZr]F6
Anthony J. Lloyd, Brett R. Hester, Samuel J. Baxter, Shangye Ma, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Sergey N. Tkachev, Changyong Park, and Angus P. Wilkinson, Hybrid Double Perovskite Containing Helium: [He2][CaZr]F6, Chemistry of Materials Article ASAP, DOI: 0.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04782
Structure and Composition of C-S-H Compounds up to 143 GPa
Bykova, Elena and Bykov, Maxim and Chariton, Stella and Prakapenka, Vitali B. and Glazyrin, Konstantin and Aslandukov, Andrey and Aslandukova, Alena and Criniti, Giacomo, Kurnosov, Alexander Goncharov, Alexander F., Structure and composition of C-S-H compounds up to 143 GPa, Phys. Rev. B 103 (14) L140105 (2021)
Can Quasicrystals Survive in Planetary Collisions?
Stagno, V., Bindi, L., Takagi, S. et al. Can quasicrystals survive in planetary collisions?. Prog Earth Planet Sci 8, 27 (2021).
High Pressure-Temperature Single-Crystal Elasticity of Grossular: Implications for the Low-Velocity Layer in the Bottom Transition Zone
Wei, W., Mao, Z., Sun, N., Sun, D., & Tkachev, S. N. (2021). High pressure-temperature single-crystal elasticity of grossular: Implications for the low-velocity layer in the bottom transition zone. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL093540.
Persistent Negative Compressibility Coupled to Optical Modulation in Empty-Perovskite TiOF2
Yang Lu, Hao Yan, Eugene Huang, and Bin Chen, Persistent Negative Compressibility Coupled to Optical Modulation in Empty-Perovskite TiOF2, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C Article ASAP (2021)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c01601
Stabilization of Pentazolate Anions in High-Pressure Compounds Na2N5, NaN5 and in Sodium Pentazolate Framework NaN5·N2
M. Bykov, E. E. Bykova, S. S. Chariton, V. B. Prakapenka, I. G. Batyrev, M. F. M. Mahmood and A. F. A. Goncharov, Dalton Trans., 2021, DOI: 10.1039/D1DT00722J.
On-line Brillouin Spectroscopy at GSECARS: Basic Principles and Application for High Pressure Research
1. Vitali Prakapenka (2010) On-line Brillouin Spectroscopy at GSECARS: Basic Principles and Application for High Pressure Research, Synchrotron Radiation News, 23:2, 14-15
Oxidized Sulfur-Rich Arc Magmas Formed Porphyry Cu Deposits by 1.88 Ga
Meng, X., Kleinsasser, J.M., Richards, J.P. et al. Oxidized sulfur-rich arc magmas formed porphyry Cu deposits by 1.88 Ga. Nat Commun 12, 2189 (2021).
Structural Transitions of 4:1 Methanol–Ethanol Mixture and Silicone Oil Under High Pressure
Xiehang Chen, Hongbo Lou, Zhidan Zeng, Benyuan Cheng, Xin Zhang, Ye Liu, Dazhe Xu, Ke Yang, and Qiaoshi Zeng
, “Structural transitions of 4:1 methanol–ethanol mixture and silicone oil under high pressure” , Matter and Radiation at Extremes 6, 038402 (2021)
Seismic Visibility of Eclogite in the Earth’s Upper Mantle—Implications From High Pressure-Temperature Single-Crystal Elastic Properties of Omphacite
Hao, M., Zhang, J. S., Zhou, W.-Y., & Wang, Q. (2021). Seismic visibility of eclogite in the Earth’s upper mantle—Implications from high pressure-temperature single-crystal elastic properties of omphacite. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126, e2021JB021683
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
13 ID-D Table Upgrade
Postdoctoral Scholar Position at GSECARS
GSECARS and U Chicago well represented at AGU2023
Dongzhou Zhang, Stella Chariton, Chris Skordas, Peter Skordas, Andy Campbell, Mark Rivers, Tim Officer, Vitali Prakapenka.
Beamline Scientist Position at NSLS II, XFM Beamline
HP science session at the 2024 AOGS
GSECARS scientists are organizing a HP science session at the 2024 AOGS Annual Meeting in Pyeongchang, South Korea (June 23-28) to reach out to the Asian HP community and provide updates regarding the latest HP scientific developments at GSECARS
Young Jay Ryu gave lectures on Raman and Brillouin spectroscopy
GSE beamline scientist Young Jay Ryu gave lectures on Raman and Brillouin spectroscopy to students at Hanyang University.