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
Upcoming Events
Recent Publications
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).
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
Science Highlights
Coupling of Organic Cation and Inorganic Lattice in Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskites: Insights into a Pressure-Induced Isostructural Phase Transition
Coupling of organic cation and inorganic lattice in methylammonium lead halide perovskites: Insights into a pressure-induced isostructural phase transition, Phys. Rev. Materials 4, 105403, DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.105403
Novel Sulfur Hydrides Synthesized at Extreme Conditions
Dominique Laniel, Bjoern Winkler, Elena Bykova, Timofey Fedotenko, Stella Chariton, Victor Milman, Maxim Bykov, Vitali Prakapenka, Leonid Dubrovinsky, and Natalia Dubrovinskaia: Novel sulfur hydrides synthesized at extreme conditions. Physical Review B 102, 134109 (2020)
The Role of Intrinsic Stacking Fault in Facilitating the Pressure-Induced Phase Transition in CoCrFeMnNi High Entropy Alloys
Lin, C.M. and Wang, Ching-Pao and Shieh, Sean R. and Chang, Yao-Jen and Huang, Tony and Zhang, Dong-Zhou and Wang, Chin-Wei and Yeh, Jien-Wei and Yeh, An-Chou and Juang, Jenh-Yih, The Role of Intrinsic Stacking Fault in Facilitating the Pressure-Induced Phase Transition in CoCrFeMnNi High Entropy Alloys. (2020) SSRN
Transport properties of Fe-Ni-Si alloys at Earth’s core conditions: Insight into the viability of thermal and compositional convection
Youjun Zhang, Mingqiang Hou, Peter Driscoll, Nilesh P. Salke, Jin Liu, Eran Greenberge, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Jung-Fu Lin, “Transport properties of Fe-Ni-Si alloys at Earth’s core conditions: Insight into the viability of thermal and compositional convection,” Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 553, 116614 (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116614
Warm and Oxidizing Slabs Limit Ingassing Efficiency of Nitrogen to the Mantle
Colin R.M. Jackson, Elizabeth Cottrell, Ben Andrews, Warm and oxidizing slabs limit ingassing efficiency of nitrogen to the mantle, Earth and Planetary Science Letters,
Volume 553, 2021, 116615
Incompatibility of Argon During Magma Ocean Crystallization
Colin R.M. Jackson, Curtis D. Williams, Zhixue Du, Neil R.Bennett, Sujoy Mukhopadhyay, Yingwei Fei, “Incompatibility of argon during magma ocean crystallization,” Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 553, 116598 (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116598
Experimental Equation of State of 11 Lanthanide Nitrides (NdN to LuN) and Pressure Induced Phase Transitions in NdN, SmN, EuN, and GdN
Emma Ehrenreich-Petersen, Morten B. Nielsen, Martin Bremholma, “Experimental equation of state of 11 lanthanide nitrides (NdN to LuN) and pressure induced phase transitions in NdN, SmN, EuN, and GdN,” J. Appl. Phys. 128 (13), 135902 (2020). DOI: 10.1063/5.0021591
Sulfer In the Apollo Lunar Basalts and Implications for Future Sample-Return Missions
Maryjo Brounce, Jeremy W. Boyce, Jessica Barnes, and Francis M. McCubbin, SULFUR IN THE APOLLO LUNAR BASALTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE SAMPLE-RETURN MISSIONS, Elements, Oct 2020, 361, DOI: 10.2138/gselements.16.5.361
Low Melting Temperature of Anhydrous Mantle Materials at the Core‐Mantle Boundary
Kim, T., Ko, B., Greenberg, E., Prakapenka, V., Shim, S.‐H., Lee, Y. (2020). Low melting temperature of anhydrous mantle materials at the core‐mantle boundary. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL089345
An Experimental-XANES Investigation of the Cr Valence Systematics in Basaltic Liquids and Applications to Modeling Cr2+/ΣCr Evolution in Crystallizing Basaltic Magma Systems
Bell, A.S., Vaci, Z., and Lanzirotti, A. An Experimental-XANES Investigation of the Cr Valence Systematics in Basaltic Liquids and Applications to Modeling Cr2+/ΣCr Evolution in Crystallizing Basaltic Magma Systems. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.
Facile and Scalable Dry Surface Doping Technique to Enhance the Electrochemical Performance of LiNi0.64Mn0.2Co0.16O2 Cathode Materials
Yang Shi, Kitae Kim, Yingjie Xing, Andrew Millonig, Bryan Kim, Lixin Wang, Eunsung Lee, Chloe Harrison, Taehwan Yu, Derek C. Johnson, Albert L. Lipson, Jessica L. Durham, Donghao Liu, Timothy T. Fister, Lei Yud, Jianguo Wen, “Facile and scalable dry surface doping technique to enhance the electrochemical performance of LiNi[subscript 0.64]Mn[subscript 0.2]Co[subscript 0.16]O[subscript 2] cathode materials,” J. Mater. Chem. A 8 (38), 19886-19872 (2020). DOI: 10.1039/d0ta07779h
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
13 ID-D Table Upgrade
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.
New insights into elastic waves at Earth’s core-mantle boundary
GSECARS and In-Situ Studies of Rock Deformation (U MD)
GSECARS and In-Situ Studies of Rock Deformation (U MD) welcome participants to the AE Hands-On Workshop
2023 APS SMS/CONUSS workshop
The Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, is organizing a three-day in-person workshop on SMS and CONUSS software. The workshop will introduce the SMS techniques and related beamline capabilities to participants. Extensive hands-on training on spectra interpretation using the software CONUSS will be conducted by its author, Dr. Wolfgang Sturhahn. The workshop is a great opportunity for students and early career scientists to become familiar with CONUSS and discuss specific aspects of SMS data interpretation.