Nano-Scale Transmission X-ray Microscopy
Develop advanced nano-scale synchrotron X-ray imaging under extreme conditions to visualize pressure-induced structural and phase evolution in materials with nanometer-scale spatial resolution.
Interconnected Iron Melt Network in Earth’s Lower Mantle
Shi, C. Y. et al. Nat. Geosci. 6, 971–975 (2013)
Nano-scale synchrotron X-ray computed tomography in laser-heated diamond anvil cells.
Revealed how molten iron forms interconnected pathways at lower mantle conditions, supporting percolation-driven Earth core formation.
Five-Dimensional Imaging of High-Pressure Phase Transition
Liu, Y. et al. Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 043108 (2014)
Five-dimensional XANES tomography combining spatial, spectral, and pressure-resolved imaging.
Directly visualized nanoscale high-/low-pressure phase coexistence and interface dynamics during pressure-induced transitions in BiNiO₃.


