The mission of SEES (Synchrotron Earth and Environmental Science) is to advance research and education in synchrotron-based Earth and environmental science to better understand our planet from the atmosphere to the core, to address societally relevant problems, and to train the next generation of scientists. SEES is responsible for the management, operation, and development of multiple user facilities hosted at four DOE-operated US synchrotrons: Advanced Photon Source (APS), Advanced Light Source (ALS), National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), and Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL).
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Recent Publications
Li et al, High-pressure structural behavior of silicon telluride Si2Te3 nanoplates, 2025, Phys. Rev. B 111, 144110 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.111.144110
Janice L. Musfeldt, Sobhit Singh, Kevin A. Smith, Xianghan Xu, Sang-Wook Cheong, Zhenxian Liu, David Vanderbilt, Karin M. Rabe, Pressure-Driven Polar Orthorhombic to Tetragonal Phase Transition in Hafnia at Room Temperature. Chem. Mater. (2025). [doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02596]
A. Cabrera, F. Safari, R. Kumar, H. Zhu, M. Ahart, Z. Liu, T. G. Driver and H. Russell J. “Synthesis, Structure, and Stability of a Novel 2H-Azirine Under Pressure.” CrystEngComm, 2025, DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00937A.
Alexa Cabrera, Fatemah Safari, Ravhi Kumar, Haoran Zhu, Muhtar Ahart, Zhenxian Liu, Tom G. Driver, Russell J. Hemley, Synthesis, structure, and stability of a novel 2H-azirine under pressure. CrystEngComm (2025). [doi: 10.1039/D4CE00937A]
Sicheng Wang, Peter E. VanNatta, Bin Wang, Zhenxian Liu, Abdullah M. Al‐Enizi, Ayman Nafady, Shengqian Ma, Hao Yan, Pressure‐Modulated Luminescence Enhancement and Quenching in a Hydrogen‐Bonded Organic Framework. Small (2025). [doi: 10.1002/SMLL.202411362]
O. B. Ball, R. J. Husband, J. D. McHardy, M. I. McMahon, C. Strohm, Z. Konôpková, K. Appel, V. Cerantola, A. L. Coleman, H. Cynn, A. Dwivedi, A. F. Goncharov, H. Graafsma, L. Q. Huston, H. Hwang, J. Kaa, J.-Y. Kim, E. Koemets, T. Laurus, X. Li, H. Marquardt, A.
Science Highlights
Phase transformation of ferric-iron-rich silicate in Earth’s mid-mantle
Lv, M., Zhu, S., Liu, J., Hu, Y., Zhu, F., Lai, X., Zhang, D., Chen, B., Dera, P., Li, J. and Dorfman, S.M., 2024. Phase transformation of ferric-iron-rich silicate in Earth’s mid-mantle. American Mineralogist. DOI: 10.2138/am-2024-9410
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