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Solidus and phase relations of Fe0. 8Ni0. 1Si0. 1 at Earth’s core conditions
Zhou, Cijin, Vasilije V. Dobrosavljevic, Dongzhou Zhang, Wolfgang Sturhahn, Jiyong Zhao, Thomas S. Toellner, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, and Jennifer M. Jackson. "Solidus and phase relations of Fe0. 8Ni0. 1Si0. 1 at Earth's core conditions." Journal of...
Understanding the acoustic signatures of stressed fractured rock by simultaneous in situ synchrotron X-ray imaging and acoustic monitoring
Shokouhi, Parisa, Evan Bozek, Prabhav Borate, Asef I. Sadaf, Mark Rivers, and Jacques Riviere. "Understanding the acoustic signatures of stressed fractured rock by simultaneous in situ synchrotron X-ray imaging and acoustic monitoring." The Journal of the Acoustical...
Signature of a pressure-induced dynamic state in Cu-based hybrid perovskite
Kang, Myeongjun, Seoung-Hun Kang, Young Jay Ryu, Min Jae Kim, Jaejin Hwang, Soomin Park, Minsu Choi et al. "Signature of a pressure-induced dynamic state in Cu-based hybrid perovskite." Materials Today Physics (2026): 102201, DOI 10.1016/j.mtphys.2026.102201. Link to...
The observation of bulk superconductivity in Rhombohedral ReO3 under pressure
Huyan, S., R. F. S. Penacchio, L-L. Wang, J. Schmidt, D. Zhang, B. Lavina, Z. Li , et al. "The observation of bulk superconductivity in Rhombohedral ReO3 under pressure." Materials Today Physics (2026): 102206, DOI : 10.1016/j.mtphys.2026.102206 Link to article
Chemical Stability and Thermal Equation of State of Si3N4: Implications for Nitrogen Storage in the Deep Earth
Zhang, J., Huang, S., Qin, S., Chariton, S., Prakapenka, V.B., Chen, B., Chemical Stability and Thermal Equation of State of Si3N4: Implications for Nitrogen Storage in the Deep Earth. J. Earth Sci. 37, 1584–1593 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-024-0014-3 Link...
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...