Using Synchrotron X-rays for Geology and More

by Christofanis Skordas | Feb 1, 2024 | News and Announcements, Outreach

UC Santa Cruz – Rock Mechanics Specialist (Assistant or Associate)

by Christofanis Skordas | Jan 26, 2024 | Job Opportunities Archived

Quentin Williams in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applicants for an Assistant or Associate Rock Mechanics Specialist to be stationed at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. Under the aegis of the...

Structural phase purification of bulk HfO2:Y through pressure cycling

by Christofanis Skordas | Jan 24, 2024 | Publications

Musfeldt, J. L., Sobhit Singh, Shiyu Fan, Yanhong Gu, Xianghan Xu, S-W. Cheong, Z. Liu, David Vanderbilt, and Karin M. Rabe. “Structural phase purification of bulk HfO2: Y through pressure cycling.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121, no....

High pressure raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction of K2Ca(CO3)2 bütschliite: multiple pressure-induced phase transitions in a double carbonate

by Christofanis Skordas | Jan 21, 2024 | Publications

Zeff, G., Kalkan, B., Armstrong, K. et al. High pressure raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction of K2Ca(CO3)2 bütschliite: multiple pressure-induced phase transitions in a double carbonate. Phys Chem Minerals 51, 2 (2024).

Pressure induced phase transition in organic inorganic hybrid perovskites at GSECARS Raman Lab

by Christofanis Skordas | Jan 19, 2024 | Outreach