| Abstract Scope |
Materials research related to extreme conditions has become an important field due to its relevance for energy-related applications. Most often, one extreme environment is studied in isolation, but recent research has demonstrated that materials behavior and induced structural modifications dramatically change if extremes are coupled simultaneously and not applied separately. Diamond anvil cell technology has been successfully utilized at large ion accelerators allowing materials to be exposed to extremely high pressures and temperatures and swift heavy ion irradiations at once. This presentation describes state-of-the-art science in this field by presenting several examples of structural modifications induced by coupled extreme conditions, including most recently developed in situ characterization capabilities. This innovative experimental approach allows us to form and stabilize novel phases in a wide range of oxides (e.g., Gd2Zr2O7), study fission-track formation under geologically relevant crustal conditions, and investigate phase transitions of damaged minerals resulting from meteorite impact (e.g., ZrSiO4). |