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Asymmetric pathways for lithium extraction and recovery based on the two-phase equilibrium of layered oxides
Hill, Grant T., Raphael Stone, Yu Han, Jiadong Liu, Siqi Zou, Hua Zhou, and Chong Liu. "Asymmetric pathways for lithium extraction and recovery based on the two-phase equilibrium of layered oxides." Nature Communications (2026) doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72755-4. Link...
Synthesis of Hexagonal CaB3C3 with a Zeolite-Type Framework
Strobel, Timothy A., Piotr A. Guńka, Tiange Bi, Wencheng Lu, Mads F. Hansen, Michael J. Hutcheon, Samuel G. Dunning, Li Zhu, Davide M. Proserpio, Stella Chariton, Vitali Prakapenka, "Synthesis of Hexagonal CaB3C3 with a Zeolite-Type Framework." Journal of the...
Long-term stability of superconducting metal superhydrides
Minkov, Vasily S., Mikhail A. Kuzovnikov, Panpan Kong, Alexander P. Drozdov, Feng Du, Jiafeng Yan, Jaeyong Kim, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka ,Mohamed Mezouar, Björn Wehinger, Evgeny F. Talantsev, "Long-term stability of superconducting metal superhydrides."...
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High-Pressure Investigation of the I–N System: Discovery of the Nitric Ozonide [N3]3–(“Ozonitride”) Species and Multicenter Bonding in Iodine Frameworks
James Spender, Linda Reitz, Umbertoluca Ranieri, Akun Liang, Sarah Bolton, Qian Zhang, Ryan Stewart McWilliams, Bernhard Massani, Stella Chariton, Vitali Prakapenka, Eleanor Lawrence Bright, Nico Giordano, Richard Dronskowski, Florian Trybel, and Dominique Laniel,...
Pressure-Induced Metal-like Transport and Magnetoresistance in a Au2+–Au3+ Halide Perovskite
Deschene, Christina R., Armin Eghdami, Yijun Yu, Alex Smith, Zhenxian Liu, Frederick P. Marlton, Wendy L. Mao, Harold Y. Hwang, Jeffrey B. Neaton, and Hemamala I. Karunadasa. "Pressure-Induced Metal-like Transport and Magnetoresistance in a Au2+–Au3+ Halide...
Calcium Solubility of Bridgmanite in Subducted Basalt in Earth’s Lower Mantle
Zhang, C., Yoshino, T., El Ghazaoui, E., Chariton, S., Prakapenka, V. B., Li, L., et al. (2026). Calcium solubility of bridgmanite in subducted basalt in Earth's lower mantle. Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2026GL121981. doi.org/10.1029/2026GL121981 Link to...
Laser-heated diamond anvil cell synthesis and recovery of metastable MnSb2 and YbZn2 for post-synthesis transport studies
Huyan, S., R. F. S. Penacchio, D. Zhang, Z. Li, S. L. Morelhão, R. A. Ribeiro, P. C. Canfield, and S. L. Bud’ko. "Laser-heated diamond anvil cell synthesis and recovery of metastable MnSb2 and YbZn2 for post-synthesis transport studies." APL Materials 14, no. 7...
Synthesis of hafnium superhydrides at megabar pressures
Weizhao Cai, Ying Sun, Vasily S. Minkov, Rachel Husband, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Yanming Ma, Mikhail I. Eremets, "Synthesis of hafnium superhydrides at megabar pressures," Phys. Rev. B 113 (22), 224105 (2026). DOI: 10.1103/bjpf-6bt8 Link to article
Redox–salinity coupling regulates arsenic release and hysteresis in coastal wetland soils under sea-level rise
Joshua J. LeMonte, Layla N. Izadi, Jörg Rinklebe, Ryan Tappero, Donald L. Sparks, "Redox-salinity coupling regulates arsenic release and hysteresis in coastal wetland soils under sea-level rise," J. Hazard. Mater. 514, 142476 (2026). DOI:...
Kingsport Limestone as a CO2 Caprock: Performance under Prolonged Laboratory scCO₂–Brine Exposure
Mohammed Elnur, Khalid Alshibli, Nicholas Dygert, Antonio Lanzirotti, Matthew Newville, Runyu Zhang, Hongbing Lu, Sudarshan Govindarajan, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 2026, 100866,
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