Science Highlights
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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Effect of Si on Mg alloying in metallic iron at high pressures
Wei, X., Kim, T., Chen, S., Tsuno, K., Kunz, M., Armstrong, K., et al. (2026). Effect of Si on Mg alloying in metallic iron at high pressures. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 131, e2026JB034548. doi.org/10.1029/2026JB034548 Link to article
Critical structural parameter determining magnetic phases in the F e 2 M o 3 O 8 altermagnet system
Tyson, Trevor A., Sizhan Liu, Sandun Amarasinghe, Kefeng Wang, Stella Chariton, Vitali Prakapenka, Tieyan Chang et al. "Critical structural parameter determining magnetic phases in the F e 2 M o 3 O 8 altermagnet system." Physical Review B 113, no. 17 (2026): 174112....
Interplay of Surface Energy and Rheology in Biopolymer Soil Enhancement
Fang, Yiwei, Jinxuan Ding, Wanchuan Liu, Damien Crowley, Justin Antonette, Haoyan Fang, Aniket Raut et al. "Interplay of Surface Energy and Rheology in Biopolymer Soil Enhancement." Polymer Testing (2025): 109018. doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2025.109018 Link to...
Ultrafast X-ray Pump-Probe Investigation of the Formation Dynamics of SiV Centers in Diamond
Han, Minkyung, Anna Celeste, Rachel Husband, Stewart McWilliams, Karen Appel, Cornelius Strohm, Zuzana Konôpková et al. "Ultrafast X-ray Pump-Probe Investigation of the Formation Dynamics of SiV Centers in Diamond." In 24th Biennial Conference of the APS Topical Group...
Pressure-induced changes in structure, magnetic order and superconductivity in the ferromagnetic topological insulator MnBi8Te13
Huyan, S., T. Qian, L. L. Wang, W. Bi, F. Xue, D. Zhang, C. Hu et al. "Pressure-induced changes in structure, magnetic order and superconductivity in the ferromagnetic topological insulator MnBi8Te13." Communications Materials (2026)....