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.
SEES Multigrain Single Crystal Workshop
University of Chicago
August 8-9, 2026
Deadline: June 24, 2026, 2pm CDT
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Recent Publications
The stability of FeHx and hydrogen transport at Earth’s core mantle boundary
Yu He, Duck Young Kim, Viktor V. Struzhkin, Zachary M. Geballe, Vitali Prakapenka, Ho-kwang Mao, The stability of FeHx and hydrogen transport at Earth’s core mantle boundary, Science Bulletin, 2023, ISSN 2095-9273.
Phase transitions and spin state of iron in FeO under the conditions of Earth’s deep interior
Greenberg, E. and Nazarov, R. and Landa, A. and Ying, J. and Hood, R. Q. and Hen, B. and Jeanloz, R. and Prakapenka, V. B. and Struzhkin, V. V. and Rozenberg, G. Kh. and Leonov, I. V., Phase transitions and spin state of iron in FeO under the conditions of Earth’s deep interior, 2023, PhysRevB.107.L241103.
Pressure-induced nonmonotonic cross-over of steady relaxation dynamics in a metallic glass
Xin Zhang, Hongbo Lou, Beatrice Ruta , Yuriy Chushkin, Federico Zontone, Shubin Li, Dazhe Xu, Tao Liang, Zhidan Zeng, Ho-kwang Mao, and Qiaoshi Zeng, Pressure-induced nonmonotonic cross-over of steady relaxation dynamics in a metallic glass, PNSA (2023), 120 (24) e2302281120.
Molybdenum in basalt-hosted seafloor hydrothermal systems: Experimental, theoretical, and field sampling approaches
Guy N. Evans, Laurence A. Coogan, Betül Kaçar, William E. Seyfried,
Molybdenum in basalt-hosted seafloor hydrothermal systems: Experimental, theoretical, and field sampling approaches, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,
Volume 353, 2023,
Pages 28-44.
No detectable redox exchange between sulfur and iron during rapid cooling of basalts
Michelle J. Muth, Elizabeth Cottrell,
No detectable redox exchange between sulfur and iron during rapid cooling of basalts,
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 616, 2023,
118210.
The Oxidation State of Sulfur in Apatite of Martian Meteorite—Shergotty
Chowdhury, P., Brounce, M., Boyce, J. W., & McCubbin, F. M. (2023). The oxidation state of sulfur in apatite of Martian meteorite—Shergotty. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 128, e2022JE007634.
Science Highlights
Tungsten Hexanitride with Single-Bonded Armchairlike Hexazine Structure at High Pressure
Salke, Nilesh P. and Xia, Kang and Fu, Suyu and Zhang, Youjun and Greenberg, Eran and Prakapenka, Vitali B. and Liu, Jin and Sun, Jian and Lin, Jung-Fu, Tungsten Hexanitride with Single-Bonded Armchairlike Hexazine Structure at High Pressure, Phys. Rev. Lett.126, (6), 2021, 065702, DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.065702
Stabilization of Polynitrogen Anions in Tantalum–Nitrogen Compounds at High Pressure
M. Bykov, E. Bykova, A. V. Ponomareva, I. A. Abrikosov, S. Chariton, V. B. Prakapenka, M. F. Mahmood, L. Dubrovinsky, A. F. Goncharov, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 9003. DOI10.1002/anie.202100283
Nitrosonium Nitrate (NO+NO3−) Structure Solution Using In Situ Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction in a Diamond Anvil Cell
Laniel, D., Winkler, B., Koemets, E., Fedotenko, T., Chariton, S., Milman, V., Glazyrin, K., Prakapenka, V., Dubrovinsky, L. & Dubrovinskaia, N., Nitro¬sonium nitrate (NO+NO3−) structure solution using in situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell, (2021). IUCrJ 8.
Experimental Evaluation of a New H2O-Independent Thermometer Based on Olivine-Melt Ni Partitioning at Crustal Pressure
Xiaofei Pu, Gordon M. Moore, Rebecca A. Lange, Jack P. Touran, Joel E. Gagnon; Experimental evaluation of a new H2O-independent thermometer based on olivine-melt Ni partitioning at crustal pressure. American Mineralogist 2021; 106 (2): 235–250.
Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Structure–Property Relations of Strontium Orthocarbonate, Sr2CO4
Dominique Laniel, Jannes Binck, Bjoern Winkler, Sebastian Vogel, Timofey Fedotenko, Stella Chariton, Vitali Prakapenka, Victor Milman, Wolfgang Schnick, Leonid Dubrovinsky, Natalia Dubrovinskaia: Synthesis, crystal structure and structure–property relations of strontium orthocarbonate, Sr2CO4. Acta Crystallographica Section B 77, 131-137 (2021)
Stabilizing NMC 811 Li-Ion Battery Cathode through a Rapid Coprecipitation Process
Albert L. Lipson, Bradley J. Ross, Jessica L. Durham, Donghao Liu, Michael LeResche, Timothy T. Fister, Lei Liu, Kitae Kim, “Stabilizing NMC 811 Li-Ion Battery Cathode through a Rapid Coprecipitation Process”, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2021
Synthesis of Novel Phases in Si Nanowires Using Diamond AnvilCells at High Pressures and Temperatures
Larissa Q. Huston, Alois Lugstein, Guoyin Shen, David A. Cullen, Bianca Haberl, Jim S. Williams, and Jodie E. Bradby, Nano Letters Article ASAP, Synthesis of Novel Phases in Si Nanowires Using Diamond Anvil Cells at High Pressures and Temperatures,
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04354
A cross scale investigation of galena oxidation and controls on mobilization of lead in mine waste rock
Zhongwen Bao, Tom Al, Martin Couillard, Glenn Poirier, Jeff Bain, Heather K. Shrimpton, Y. Zou Finfrock, Antonio Lanzirotti, Dogan Paktunc, Emily Saurette, Yongfeng Hu, Carol J. Ptacek, David W. Blowes, A cross scale investigation of galena oxidation and controls on mobilization of lead in mine waste rock, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol 412, 2021, 125130, ISSN 0304-3894
Elasticity of a Pseudoproper Ferroelastic Transition from Stishovite to Post-Stishovite at High Pressure
Yanyao Zhang, Suyu Fu, Baoyun Wang, Jung-Fu Lin, “Elasticity of a Pseudoproper Ferroelastic Transition from Stishovite to Post-Stishovite at High Pressure”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 025701, DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.025701
Anisotropic Structural Collapse of Mg3Sb2 and Mg3Bi2 at High Pressure
Mario Calderón-Cueva, Wanyue Peng, Samantha M. Clarke, Jingxuan Ding, Benjamin L. Brugman, Gill Levental, Ashiwini Balodhi, Megan Rylko, Olivier Delaire, James P. S. Walsh, Susannah M. Dorfman, Alexandra Zevalkink, “Anisotropic Structural Collapse of Mg3Sb2 and Mg3Bi2 at High Pressure”, Chemistry of Materials Article ASAP
Observation of Fundamental Mechanisms in Compression-Induced Phase Transformations Using Ultrafast X-ray Diffraction
Armstrong, M.R., Radousky, H.B., Austin, R.A. et al. Observation of Fundamental Mechanisms in Compression-Induced Phase Transformations Using Ultrafast X-ray Diffraction. JOM (2021).
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
13 ID-D Table Upgrade
Core-mantle boundary conditions in the presence of water could explain the heterogeneities in seismic properties
Multi-anvil experiments at ESRF’s ID06
GSE beamline scientists T. Officer, T. Yu, and Y. Wang (not pictured) conduct...
SCSW 2024
GSE welcomes high school women at SCSW 2024.
Solar eclipse viewing at GSECARS.
