Author: Alexander Nicolellis

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, High-Pressure Investigation of the I–N System: Discovery of the Nitric Ozonide [N3]3– (“Ozonitride”) Species and Multicenter Bonding in Iodine Frameworks, Journal of the […]

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 Perovskite.” ACS Central Science (2026). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.6c00315 Link to article

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 article

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 (2026), doi.org/10.1063/5.0341493 Link to article

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: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142476. Link to article

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. DOI: doi.org/10.1103/dqg4-6l7n Link to article

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 article