AVO 4 orthovanadates are materials of fundamental and technological importance due to
the large variety of functional properties exhibited by them. These materials have potential …

In the past couple of decades, the laser-heated diamond anvil cell (combined with in situ
techniques) has become an extensively used tool for studying pressure-temperature …

The synthesis of polynitrogen compounds is of fundamental importance due to their potential
as environmentally-friendly high energy density materials. Attesting to the intrinsic difficulties …

Developing light yet strong aluminum (Al)-based alloys has been attracting unremitting
efforts due to the soaring demand for energy-efficient structural materials. However, this …

While bimetallic nanocomposites have demonstrated extraordinary–three to even ten-fold–
gains in strength with decreasing layer thickness, their strengths tend to plateau beyond a …

Although the highest superconducting critical temperature, T c, found in an elemental solid
at ambient pressure is 9.2 K (niobium), under the application of ultra-high pressures, several …

Magnesium has attracted attention worldwide because it is the lightest structural metal.
However, a high strength-to-weight ratio remains its only attribute, since an intrinsic lack of …

High-pressure melting anchors the phase diagram of a material, revealing the effect of
pressure on the breakdown of the ordering of atoms in the solid. An important case is …

Investigating how solid matter behaves at enormous pressures, such as those found in the
deep interiors of giant planets, is a great experimental challenge. Over the past decade …

Gold is believed to retain its ambient crystal structure at very high pressures under static and
shock compression, enabling its wide use as a pressure marker. Our in situ x-ray diffraction …