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Structural and Electronic Transitions in Liquid FeO Under High Pressure
Morard, G., Antonangeli, D., Bouchet, J., Rivoldini, A., Boccato, S., Miozzi, F., et al. (2022). Structural and electronic transitions in liquid FeO under high pressure. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, e2022JB025117

Calcium dissolution in bridgmanite in the Earth’s deep mantle
Ko, B., Greenberg, E., Prakapenka, V. et al. Calcium dissolution in bridgmanite in the Earth’s deep mantle. Nature (2022).

High-Pressure Characterization of Two Stereoisomers of Tetranitroester Cyclobutane
J. C. Bennion, T. A. Jenkins, High-Pressure Characterization of Two Stereoisomers of Tetranitroester Cyclobutane High-Pressure Characterization of Two Stereoisomers of Tetranitroester Cyclobutane, Prop., Explos., Pyrotech. 2022, e202200221.

Sealing fractures to increase underground storage security: Lessons learned from a multiscale multimodal imaging study of a syntaxial vein in a mudrock
Sassan Hajirezaie, Catherine A. Peters, David R. Cole, Julia M. Sheets, Julie J. Kim, Alexander M. Swift, Dustin Crandall, Michael C. Cheshire, Andrew G. Stack, Lawrence M. Anovitz, Sealing fractures to increase underground storage security: Lessons learned from a multiscale multimodal imaging study of a syntaxial vein in a mudrock,
Chemical Geology, 2022, 121164, ISSN 0009-2541

Co-intercalation-free ether electrolytes for graphitic anodes in lithium-ion batteries
Peiyuan Ma, Priyadarshini Mirmira, Peter J. Eng, Seoung-Bum Son, Ira D. Bloom, Alexander S. Filatov, Chibueze V. Amanchukwu, “Co-intercalation-free ether electrolytes for graphitic anodes in lithium-ion batteries,” Energ. Environ. Sci. 15 (11), 4823-4835 (2022). DOI: 10.1039/D2EE01489K

A TEM Study on a Polycrystalline Olivine Sample Deformed in a D-DIA under Mantle Conditions
Chen, Tao, Nadege Hilairet, and Yanbin Wang. 2022. “A TEM Study on a Polycrystalline Olivine Sample Deformed in a D-DIA under Mantle Conditions” Crystals 12, no. 10: 1396.

A new vanadium species in black shales: Updated burial pathways and implications
Leibo Bian, Anthony Chappaz, Niels H. Schovsbo, Hamed Sanei,
A new vanadium species in black shales: Updated burial pathways and implications, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022, ISSN 0016-7037,

Pressure Engineering Promising Transparent Oxides with Large Conductivity Enhancement and Strong Thermal Stability
Liu, X., Li, M., Zhang, Q., Wang, Y., Li, N., Peng, S., Yin, T., Guo, S., Liu, Y., Yan, L. and Zhang, D., 2022. Pressure Engineering Promising Transparent Oxides with Large Conductivity Enhancement and Strong Thermal Stability. Advanced Science, p.2202973.

Raman scattering and Cr3+ luminescence study on the structural behavior of δ-AlOOH at high pressures
Wang, Baoyun, Tan, Dayong, Xiao, Wansheng, Ding, Xing, Li, Li and Song, Maoshuang. “Raman scattering and Cr3+ luminescence study on the structural behavior of δ-AlOOH at high pressures” American Mineralogist, vol. 107, no. 10, 2022, pp. 1858-1867.

Pressure-induced C23–C37 transition and compression behavior of orthorhombic Fe2S to Earth’s core pressures and high temperatures
Zurkowski, Claire C., Lavina, Barbara, Brauser, Nigel M., Davis, Anne H., Chariton, Stella, Tkachev, Sergey, Greenberg, Eran, Prakapenka, Vitali B. and Campbell, Andrew J.. “Pressure-induced C23–C37 transition and compression behavior of orthorhombic Fe2S to Earth’s core pressures and high temperatures” American Mineralogist, vol. 107, no. 10, 2022, pp. 1878-1885.