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
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
Lime slurry treatment of soils developing on abandoned coal mine spoil: Linking contaminant transport from the micrometer to pedon-scale
Daniel L. Wood, Kortney A. Cole, Elizabeth M. Herndon, David M. Singer, Lime slurry treatment of soils developing on abandoned coal mine spoil: Linking contaminant transport from the micrometer to pedon-scale, Applied Geochemistry, Volume 151, 2023, 105617,ISSN 0883-2927,
Superstoichiometric Alloying of H and Close-Packed Fe-Ni Metal Under High Pressures: Implications for Hydrogen Storage in Planetary Core
Piet, H., Chizmeshya, A., Chen, B., Chariton, S., Greenberg, E., Prakapenka, V., et al. (2023). Superstoichiometric alloying of H and close-packed Fe-Ni metal under high pressures: Implications for hydrogen storage in planetary core. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2022GL101155.
Science Highlights
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
Pressure-Driven Significant Phonon Mode Softening and Robust Superconductivity in Layered Germanium Phosphide
Jingyan Song, Ge Fei, Xiaobing Liu, Shuai Duan, Bingchao Yang,
Xin Chen, David J. Singh, Yunxian Liu, aLiuxiang Yang, Jiangang Guode, Ping Zhang,
Pressure-driven significant phonon mode softening and robust superconductivity in layered
germanium phosphide, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 20054, DOI: 10.1039/d0ta07243e
The effect of iron on the sound velocities of δ-AlOOH up to 135 GPa
Xiaowan Su, Chaoshuai Zhao, Chaojia Lv, Yukai Zhuang, Nilesh Salke, Liangxu Xu, Hu Tang, Huiyang Gou, Xiaohui Yu, Qiang Sun, Jin Liu,
The effect of iron on the sound velocities of δ-AlOOH up to 135 GPa, Geoscience Frontiers, Vol 12, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 937-946,
ISSN 1674-9871
Real-Time Synchrotron-Based X-Ray Computed Microtomography During in Situ Emulsification
Yara A. Alzahid, Hussain Aborshaid, Mohanad Asali, James McClure, Cheng Chen, Peyman Mostaghimi, Ying Da Wang, Chenhao Sun, Ryan T. Armstrong, Real-time synchrotron-based X-ray computed microtomography during in situ emulsification, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volume 195, 2020, 107885, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107885
Pb Sorption at the Barite (001)–Water Interface
Jacquelyn N. Bracco, Sang Soo Lee, Inva Braha, Amanda Dorfman, Paul Fenter, Andrew G. Stack, “Pb Sorption at the Barite (001)–Water Interface,” J. Phys. Chem. C 124 (40), 22035-22045 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c03842
A Sample Characterization Toolkit for Carbonate U-Pb Geochronology
Rasbury, E. T., Present, T. M., Northrup, P., Tappero, R. V., Lanzirotti, A., Cole, J. M., Wooton, K., and Hatton, K.: A Sample Characterization Toolkit for Carbonate U-Pb Geochronology, Geochronology Discuss.
Testing Os Staining Approach for Visualizing Soil Organic Matter Patterns in Intact Samples via X-ray Dual-Energy Tomography Scanning
Hongbing Zheng, Kyungmin Kim, Alexandra Kravchenko, Mark Rivers, Andrey Guber, “Testing Os Staining Approach for Visualizing Soil Organic Matter Patterns in Intact Samples via X-ray Dual-Energy Tomography Scanning,” Environ. Sci. Technol. 54 (14), 8980-8989 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01028
Evolution of Particle Morphology and Mode of Fracture During the Oedometric Compression of Sand
Dawa Seo, Changbum Sohn, Mehmet B. Cil, and Giuseppe Buscarnera, Evolution of particle morphology and mode of fracture during the oedometric compression of sand, Géotechnique 0 0:0, 1-13
Molybdenum speciation tracking hydrocarbon migration in fine-grained sedimentary rocks
Omid H. Ardakani, Stephan R. Hlohowskyj, Anthony Chappaz, Hamed Sanei, Mastaneh H. Liseroudi, James M. Wood, Molybdenum speciation tracking hydrocarbon migration in fine-grained sedimentary rocks, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 283, 2020, Pages 136-148,
ISSN 0016-7037
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
13 ID-D Table Upgrade
2023 NXS School
GSECARS beamline scientist Stella Chariton presented, “High Pressure Measurement with X-rays” at the 2023 NXS School.
GSECARS welcomes Maksim Yakovlev
Maksim Yakovlev is our new Postdoctoral Scholar and will be working with Mark Rivers in the GSE Tomography Program.
Rising “snow” deep in the Earth
By recreating HP/HT 1800 mi below the Earth’s surface, scientists at GSECARS have discovered an intriguing phenomenon.
Intern Jeremy Zhao
Intern Jeremy Zhao worked on Transformational Faulting for Deep-focus Earthquakes with GSE staff Yanbin Wang and Tim Officer. Jeremy will attend U Chicago this fall.
GSECARS welcomes summer student
GSECARS summer student Brian Nicolellis, an upcoming senior at IL State majoring in computer science, will be working with the CARS IT Group under Charlie Smith and Chris Skordas.