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Paper picked up in New Scientist　(Dr. Masayuki Nishi, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow)

(invited) Tsuchiya, J., Tsuchiya, T., Ab initio assessment of high-P-T postperovskite phase equilibia in the MgSiO₃-Al₂O₃ pseudo binary system, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2009, San Francisco, CA, USA, December, 2009.

(invited) Kuwayama, Y., Hirose, K., Sata, N., Ohishi, Y., Phase relations of iron alloys at high pressure, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2009, San Francisco, CA, USA, December, 2009.

Papers recently published

Metsue, A. , Carrez, P., Denoual, C., Mainprice, D. and Cordier, P. (2010): Peierls-Nabarro modelling of dislocations in diopside, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, doi:10.1007/s00269-010-0370-7. [LINK]

Gréaux, S., Kono, Y., Nishiyama, N., Kunimoto, T., Wada, K. and Irifune, T. (2010): P-V-T equation of state of Ca₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂ grossular garnet, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, doi:10.1007/s00269-010-0384-1. [LINK]

Yokoyama, A., Matsui, M., Higo, Y., Kono, Y., Irifune, T. and Funakoshi, K. (2010): Elastic wave velocities of silica glass at high temperatures and high pressures, J. Appl. Phys., 107(12), 123530, doi:10.1063/1.3452382. [LINK]

Liu, Q., Liu, W., Whitaker, M., Wang, L., Li, B. (2010): In-situ ultrasonic velocity measurement across the olivine-spinel transformation in Fe₂SiO₄, Am. Min., 95 (7), 1000-1005, doi:10.2138/am.2010.3369. [LINK]

Yamada, I., Takahashi, Y., Ohgushi, K., Nishiyama, N., Takahashi, R., Wada, K., Kunimoto, T., Ohfuji, H., Kojima, Y., Inoue, T. and Irifune, T. (2010): CaCu₃Pt₄O₁₂: The First Perovskite with the B Site Fully Occupied by Pt⁴⁺, Inorg. Chem., 49, doi:10.1021/ic100474x.[LINK]

Ohfuji, H., Okuchi, T., Odake, S., Kagi, H., Sumiya, H. and Irifune, T. (2010): Micro-/nanostructural investigation of laser-cut surfaces of single- and polycrystalline diamonds, Diamond and Related Materials, 19(7-9), 1040-1051. doi:10.1016/j.diamond.2010.02.015.[LINK]

Yusa, H., Tsuchiya, T., Sata, N. and Ohishi, Y.(2010): A dense yttria phase eclipsing the A-type sesquioxide structure: high-pressure experiments and ab initio calculations, Inorganic Chemistry 49(10), 4478-4485, doi:10.1021/ic100042z.[LINK]

Ujiie, K., Kameyama, M. and Yamaguchi, A. (2010): Geological record of thermal pressurization and earthquake instability of subduction thrusts, Tectonophysics, 485(1-4), 260-268. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2010.01.002.[LINK]

Ito, E., Yamazaki, D., Yoshino, T., Fukui, H. Zhai, S., Shatzkiy, A., Katsura, T., Tange, Y., Funakoshi, K. (2010): Pressure generation and investigation of the post-perovskite transformation in MgGeO₃ by squeezing the Kawai-cell equipped with sintered diamond anvils, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 293(1-2), 84-89, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.02.023.[LINK]

Yoshino, T., Kagi, H., Kamiya, N. and Kokawa, R. (2010): Relation between etch-pit morphology and step retreat velocity on a calcite surface in aspartic acid solution. Journal of Crystal Growth, 312(9), 1590-1598. doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2010.01.041.[LINK]

Arakawa, M., Kagi, H. and Fukazawa, H. (2010): Annealing effects on hydrogen ordering in KOD-doped ice observed using neutron diffraction. Journal of Molecular Structure, 972(1-3), 111-114, doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2010.02.016.[LINK]

Abe, J., Arakawa, M., Hattori, T., Arima, H., Kagi, H., Komatsu, K., Uwatoko, Y., Matsubayashi, K., Haryo, S., Moriai, A., Ito, T., Aizawa, K., Arai, M. and Utsumi, W. (2010): A cubic-anvil high-pressure device for pulsed neutron powder diffraction. Reviews in Scientific Instruments, 81(4), 043910, doi:10.1063/1.3384238.[LINK]

Abe, J., Hattori, T., Komatsu, K., Arima, H., Arakawa, M., Sano, A., Kagi, H., Harjo, S., Ito, T., Moriai, A., Aizawa, K, Arai, M. and Utsumi, W. (2010): High pressure experiments with the Engineering Materials Diffractometer (BL-19) at J-PARC, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012023, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012023.[LINK]

Urakawa, S., Terasaki, H P, Funakoshi, K., Uesugi, K. and Yamamoto, S. (2010): Development of high pressure apparatus for X-ray microtomography at SPring-8, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012026, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012026.[LINK]

Yamazaki, D., Ito, E., Yoshino, T., Guo, X-G., Shun, S., Nishi, M., Higo, Y. and Funakoshi, K. (2010): Preliminary reports on in-situ X-ray observation of "post-perovskite" in CaRuO₃, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012096, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012096.[LINK]

Ito, E., Yoshino,T., Yamazaki, D., Shatskiy, A S., Shan, S., Guo, X., Katsura, T., Higo, Y. and Funakoshi, K. (2010): High pressure generation and investigation of the spin transition of ferropericlase (Mg_0.83Fe_0.17)O, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012099, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012099.[LINK]

Nishiyama, N., Maeda, T., Irifune, T., Wada, K., Shinmei, T., Isobe, F. and Akatsu , M. (2010): Pressure generation up to 55 GPa using a Drickamer-type apparatus with sintered diamond anvils toward use of nano-polycrystalline diamond as anvils. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012189, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012189.[LINK]

Ishikawa, T., Nagara, H., Suzuki, N., Tsuchiya, J. and Tsuchiya, T. (2010): Review of High Pressure Phases of Calcium by First-principles Calculations, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012105, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012105.[LINK]

Nagara, H., Mukose, K., Ishikawa, T., Geshi, M. and Suzuki, N. (2010): Origin of the simple modulated structures and the pressure induced superconductivity, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012107, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012107.[LINK]

Nagai, T., Ishido T., Seto, Y., Hamane, D., Sata, N., and Fujino, K. (2010): Pressure-induced spin transition in FeCO₃-siderite studied by X-ray diffraction measurements. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012002, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012002.[LINK]

Matsushita, M., Inoue, T., Yoshimi, I., Yamaoka, E., Irifune, T., Ono, F., Ogiyama, H. and Kikegawa, T. (2010): Pressure-volume-temperature relationship of Fe₇₂Pt₂₈ alloy under high pressure and temperature, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012014, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012014.[LINK]

Seto, Y., Nishio-Hamane, D., Nagai, T., Sata, N., and Fujino, K. (2010): Synchrotron X-ray diffraction study for crystal structure of solid carbon dioxide CO₂-V, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012015, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012015.[LINK]

Arima, H., Hattori, T., Komatsu, K., Abe, J., Utsumi, W., Kagi H., Suzuki, A., Suzuya, K., Kamiyama, T., Arai, M. and Yagi, T. (2010): Designing PLANET: Neutron beamline for high-pressure material science at J-PARC. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012025, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012025.[LINK]

Funakoshi, K., Higo, Y., and Nishihara, Y. (2010): High-pressure two-dimensional angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction measurement system using a Kawai-type multianvil press at SPring-8, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012027, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012027.[LINK]

Kagi, H., Ushijima, D., Sano-Furukawa, A., Komatsu, K., Iizuka, R., Nagai, T. and Nakano, S. (2010): Infrared absorption spectra of δ-AlOOH and its deuteride at high pressure and its implication to pressure response of the hydrogen bonds. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012052, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012052.[LINK]

Hirai, H., Takahara, N., Kawamura, T., Yamamoto, Y. Yagi, T. (2010): Changes in structure and preferential cage occupancy of ethane-methane mixed gas hydrate under high pressure. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012059, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012059.[LINK]

Machida, S., Hirai, H., Kawamura, T., Yamamoto, Y., Yagi, T. (2010): Structural changes and Intermolecular interactions of filled ice structure for hydrogen hydrate under high pressure. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012060, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012060.[LINK]

Yamada, A., Gaudio, S.J., Lesher, C.E. (2010): Densification of MgSiO₃ glass with pressure and temperature, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012085, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012085.[LINK]

Inoue, T., Ueda, T., Tanimoto, Y., Yamada, A. and Irifune, T. (2010): The effect of water on the high-pressure phase boundaries in the system Mg₂SiO₄-Fe₂SiO₄, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012101, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012101.[LINK]

Shinozaki, A., Hirai, H., Kagi, H., Hamane, D., Kondo, T. Yagi, T. (2010): Polymerization of methane molecules and release of hydrogen under the Earth’s mantle conditions. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012104, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012104.[LINK]

Kono, Y., Nakamoto, M. and Irifune, T. (2010): Elastic properties of sintered diamonds with and without Co binder. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012134, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012134.[LINK]

Isobe, F., Irifune, T., Shinmei, T., Suga, S., Nishiyama, N., Sumiya, H. (2010): Lowering P, T boundary for synthesis of pure nano-polycrystalline diamond. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012136, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012136.[LINK]

Iizuka, R., Kagi, H. and Komatsu, K. (2010): Comparing ruby fluorescence spectra at high pressure in between methanol-ethanol pressure transmitting medium and its deuteride. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012177, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012177.[LINK]

Okuchi, T., Sasaki, S., Osakabe, T., Ohno, Y., Odake, S. and Kagi, H. (2010): Large-volume static compression using nano-polycrystalline diamond for opposed anvils in compact cells. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012188, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012188.[LINK]

Kunimoto, T. and Irifune, T. (2010): Pressure generation to 125 GPa using a 6-8-2 type multianvil apparatus with nano-polycrystalline diamond anvils. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012190, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012190.[LINK]

Ohfuji, H., Okada, T., Yagi, T., Sumiya, H. and Irifune, T. (2010): Laser heating in nano-polycrystalline diamond anvil cell. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 215(1), 012192, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012192.[LINK]

Machida, S., Hirai, H., Gotou, H., Sakakibara, T., and Yagi, T. (2010): Development of loading system for liquid hydrogen into diamond-anvil cells under low temperature. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81(3), 033901, doi:10.1063/1.3321480.[LINK]

Papers in press

Wang, Z., He, D., Zhang, W., Li, W. Q., Li, W. Y., Qin, J, Lei, L., Zou, Y., Yang, X. (2010): Portable high pressure sapphire anvil cell for gas hydrates research, Review of Scientific Instruments. (in press)

Nishihara, Y., Funakoshi, K., Higo, Y., Tsujino, N., Kawazoe, T., Kubo, T., Shimojuku, A., Terasaki, H. and Nishiyama, N. (2010): Stress relaxation experiments of olivine under Earth's deep upper mantle conditions, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, (in press)

Kawazoe, T., Nishiyama, N., Nishihara, Y., Irifune, T. (2010): Deformation experiment at P-T conditions of the mantle transition zone using D-DIA apparatus, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, (in press)

Kawazoe, T., Ohuchi, T., Nishiyama, N., Nishihara, Y. and Irifune, T. (2010): Preliminary deformation experiment of ringwoodite at 20 GPa and 1700 K using a D-DIA apparatus, J. Earth Sci., (in press)

Ohuchi, T., Kawazoe, T., Nishiyama, N., Nishihara, Y. and Irifune, T. (2010): Technical development of simple shear deformation experiments using a deformation-DIA apparatus, Journal of Earth Science, (in press)

Kono, Y., Gréaux, S., Higo, Y., Ohfuji, H. and Irifune, T. (2010): Pressure and temperature dependences of elastic properties of grossulargarnet up to 17 GPa and 1650 K, Journal of Earth Science, (in press).

Zou, Y., He, D., Wei, X., Yu, R., Lu, T., Chang, X., Wang, S., and Lei, L. (2010): Nanosintering Mechanism of MgAl₂O₄ Transparent Ceramics under High Pressure. Materials Chemistry and Physics, (in press)

Inoue, T., Wada, T., Sasaki, R., Yurimoto, H. (2010): Water partitioning in the Earth’s mantle, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., (in press)

Matsushita, M. and Ohfuj, H. (2010): Analysis of the recrystallization of cold-rolled copper after isothermal annealing using electron backscattered diffraction patterns, Defect and Diffusion Forum (in press)

Kono, Y., Irifune, T., Higo, Y., Inoue, T. and Barnhoorn, A. (2010): P-V-T relation of MgO derived by simultaneous elastic wave velocity and in situ X-ray measurements: A new pressure scale for the mantle transition region, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter. (in press).

Kawazoe, T., Karato, S., Ando, J., Jing, Z., Otsuka, K. and Hustoft, J. W. (2010): Shear deformation of polycrystalline wadsleyite up to 2100 K at 14-17 GPa using a rotational Drickamer apparatus (RDA), J. Geophys. Res. (in press)