Investigating phase dynamics of materials under laser-induced extreme conditions

Sun Liang; Chen Bo; Chen Zhongjing; Dai Jiayu; Yang Wenge; Sekine Toshimori; Mao Ho-Kwang

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Sun Liang, Chen Bo, Chen Zhongjing, Dai Jiayu, Yang Wenge, Sekine Toshimori, Mao Ho-Kwang. Investigating phase dynamics of materials under laser-induced extreme conditions[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(6): 063002. doi: 10.1063/5.0274747

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Sun Liang, Chen Bo, Chen Zhongjing, Dai Jiayu, Yang Wenge, Sekine Toshimori, Mao Ho-Kwang. Investigating phase dynamics of materials under laser-induced extreme conditions[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(6): 063002. doi: 10.1063/5.0274747

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Sun Liang, Chen Bo, Chen Zhongjing, Dai Jiayu, Yang Wenge, Sekine Toshimori, Mao Ho-Kwang. Investigating phase dynamics of materials under laser-induced extreme conditions[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(6): 063002. doi: 10.1063/5.0274747

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Investigating phase dynamics of materials under laser-induced extreme conditions

doi: 10.1063/5.0274747

Sun Liang^{1
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Chen Bo^2
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Chen Zhongjing¹,
Dai Jiayu^2
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Yang Wenge^3
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Sekine Toshimori^{3, 4, 5
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Mao Ho-Kwang^{3, 5
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National Key Laboratory of Plasma Physics, Laser Fusion Research Center, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Extreme Matter and Applications, Changsha 410073, China
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Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203, China
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Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Shanghai Key Laboratory of Material Frontiers Research in Extreme Environments (MFree), Shanghai Advanced Research in Physical Sciences (SHARPS), Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China

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Corresponding author: a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: sunliangyp@outlook.com
Received Date: 2025-04-08
Accepted Date: 2025-09-09

Available Online: 2025-11-28

Publish Date: 2025-11-01

Abstract

Abstract

Shock compression driven by nanosecond-laser techniques generates extreme pressure and temperature conditions in materials, enabling the study of high-pressure phase transitions and the behavior of materials in extreme environments. These dynamic high-pressure states are relevant to a wide range of phenomena, including planetary formation, asteroid impacts, spacecraft shielding, and inertial confinement fusion. The integration of advanced X-ray diffraction experimental techniques, from laser-induced X-ray sources and X-ray free-electron lasers, and theoretical simulations has provided unprecedented insights into material behavior under extreme conditions. This perspective reviews recent advances in dynamic high-pressure research and the insights that they can provide, concentrating on dynamical phase transitions, metastable and transient states, the influence of crystal orientation, microstructural changes, and the kinetic mechanism of phase transitions across a variety of interdisciplinary fields.

Author Contributions
Liang Sun: Conceptualization (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). Bo Chen: Conceptualization (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). Zhongjing Chen: Conceptualization (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). Jiayu Dai: Conceptualization (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). Wenge Yang: Conceptualization (equal); Supervision (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). Toshimori Sekine: Conceptualization (equal); Supervision (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). Ho-Kwang Mao: Conceptualization (equal); Supervision (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal).
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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