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Ho‐kwang Mao

Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research ·
Area of research
Geophysics · Condensed Matter Physics
Research interest
Research interests include High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism.
h-index
78
citations
26,730
works
419
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Investigations of key issues on the reproducibility of high-<i>T</i> <i>c</i> superconductivity emerging from compressed La3Ni2O7
Matter and Radiation at Extremes 2025cited by 69position: middledoi
Identification of superconductivity in bilayer nickelate La3Ni2O7 under high pressure up to 100 GPa
National Science Review 2025cited by 58position: middledoi
Synthesis of bulk hexagonal diamond
Nature 2025cited by 22position: lastdoi
Structure Responsible for the Superconducting State in La<sub>3</sub>Ni<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>at High-Pressure and Low-Temperature Conditions
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024cited by 104position: middledoi
Silica-water superstructure and one-dimensional superionic conduit in Earth’s mantle
Science Advances 2023cited by 28position: middledoi
The stability of FeHx and hydrogen transport at Earth’s core mantle boundary
Science Bulletin 2023cited by 16position: lastdoi
Superionic iron oxide–hydroxide in Earth’s deep mantle
Nature Geoscience 2021cited by 70position: lastdoi
Superconducting Phase Induced by a Local Structure Transition in Amorphous <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>Sb</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>Se</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>3</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math> under High Pressure
Physical Review Letters 2021cited by 26position: middledoi
Nitrogen in black phosphorus structure
Science Advances 2020cited by 162position: lastdoi
Superconductivity in La and Y hydrides: Remaining questions to experiment and theory
Matter and Radiation at Extremes 2020cited by 105position: lastdoi
Mineralogy of the deep lower mantle in the presence of H2O
National Science Review 2020cited by 32position: lastdoi
Ultrahigh-pressure isostructural electronic transitions in hydrogen
Nature 2019cited by 120position: lastdoi
Altered chemistry of oxygen and iron under deep Earth conditions
Nature Communications 2019cited by 54position: middledoi
Hydrogen-bearing iron peroxide and the origin of ultralow-velocity zones
Nature 2017cited by 159position: middledoi
When water meets iron at Earth's core–mantle boundary
National Science Review 2017cited by 130position: firstdoi
Stability of Ar(H <sub>2</sub> ) <sub>2</sub> to 358 GPa
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017cited by 24position: lastdoi

Grants

Renewal: Petrology and Geochemistry of the Deep Lower Mantle
NSF1447438$370,0002015–2019PIRePORTER
Mineral Physics Studies of Elasticity, Phonon, and Rheology at Pressure-Temperature Conditions of the Earth's Deep Interior
NSF1345112$404,9992014–2017PIRePORTER
MRI Consortium: Development of a Monochromator System for Enabling New Imaging and Submicron Probes for High Pressure Research
NSF1126249$715,4002011–2013PIRePORTER
Renewal: Chemistry of the Earth's Deep Interior
NSF1119504$388,0632011–2015PIRePORTER
Renewal-Experimental Studies of Elasticity, Rheology, Volume, and Texture of Materials at Pressure-Temperature Conditions of the Earth's Mantle and Core
NSF0911492$675,0052009–2013PIRePORTER
Renewal: Chemistry of the Earth's Deep Interior
NSF0810255$399,9412008–2011PIRePORTER
MRI: Acquisition of Portable Extreme Temperature-Pressure System
NSF0821584$397,3932008–2011PIRePORTER
Renewal-Experimental Studies of Elasticity, Rheology, and Phonon Dynamics of Materials at Pressure-Temperature Conditions of Earth's Mantle and Core
NSF0409321$625,0002004–2010PIRePORTER
Development of New Diamond Cell Technology for Ultrahigh-Pressure Single-Crystal Structure Analysis Using X-ray Diffraction
NSF0217389$350,0002002–2005PIRePORTER
High Pressure X-Ray Facility at National Synchrotron Light Source
NSF0004084$381,2882001–2003PIRePORTER
Development of Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Instrumentation for High Pressure Research at Advanced Photon Source
NSF0079513$497,3002000–2003PIRePORTER
Equations of State, Elasticity, and Rheology of Earth Materials at High Pressures and Temperatures
NSF0001173$467,3362000–2004PIRePORTER
Superconducting Wiggler Beam Line for X-Ray Studies with the Diamond Cell at Ultrahigh Pressures
NSF9730617$462,2721998–2001PIRePORTER
Elasticity and Equations of State of Earth Materials at High Pressure-Temperature Conditions of the Deep Interior
NSF9706624$329,0001997–2000PIRePORTER
Equipment for Elasticity Measurements of Earth Materials at High Pressures and Temperatures
NSF9709572$63,0001997–2000PIRePORTER
Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction Facility for Studies at Ultrahigh Temperatures and Pressures
NSF9632360$208,7271996–1999PIRePORTER
Superconducting Wiggler Insertion Device for X-Ray Studies with the Diamond-Anvil Cell at Ultra-High Pressures
NSF9418328$321,1961995–1998PIRePORTER
Renewal-Experimental Study of Equation of State and Elasticity of Earth Materials at High Pressure and Temperature
NSF9316980$305,0551994–1997PIRePORTER
Experimental Study of Equation of State and Elasticity of Earth Materials at High Pressure and Temperature
NSF9304622$50,6211993–1995PIRePORTER
Superconducting Wiggler Insertion Device for X-ray Studies with the Diamond-Anvil Cell at Ultra-High Pressures
NSF9118030$322,4421992–1995PIRePORTER
Experimental Determination of P-V-T Equations of State of Earth Materials with Applications to Earth Interior Models
NSF8916754$230,4751990–1993PIRePORTER
Mossbauer and Crystal Field Spectroscopy of Iron-Bearing Minerals at Ultrahigh Pressures
NSF9005228$150,0001990–1992PIRePORTER
Superconducting Wiggler Insertion Device for X-Ray Studies with the Diamond-Anvil Cell At Ultra-High Pressures
NSF8904080$194,7371989–1991PIRePORTER
Chemical Study of the Earth's Mantle and Core
NSF8720326$212,7231988–1991PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Vitali B. Prakapenka · Primary Source11 papers (2017–2023)Qingyang Hu · Nanchang University6 papers (2017–2023)Wendy L. Mao · Palo Alto University6 papers (2017–2020)Jin Liu · Ningbo University5 papers (2017–2021)Wenge Yang · Oak Ridge National Laboratory5 papers (2017–2025)Yue Meng · Nantong University5 papers (2017–2020)Bing Li · Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research4 papers (2017–2020)Duck Young Kim · California Institute of Technology4 papers (2017–2023)Cheng Ji · Ningbo University of Technology4 papers (2017–2020)Eran Greenberg · University of Chicago3 papers (2019–2021)Yue Meng · Shandong University of Technology3 papers (2017–2021)Jesse S. Smith · Argonne National Laboratory3 papers (2017–2020)Liuxiang Yang · Soochow University3 papers (2017–2025)Meng Wang · Sun Yat-sen University2 papers (2024–2025)Hualei Sun · Sun Yat-sen University2 papers (2024–2025)Junyue Wang · Jilin University2 papers (2017–2019)Bingmin Yan · Jilin University2 papers (2020–2025)Yu He · Tianjin University2 papers (2021–2023)Viktor V. Struzhkin · Shanghai Advanced Research Institute2 papers (2020–2023)Jiuhua Chen · Florida International University2 papers (2020–2021)