This research line aims to study the phase stability and physical properties of minerals and metals under extreme conditions of pressure and temperature. Such conditions (up to 2 Mbar and 6000K), similar to those existing inside the Earth are produced in the laboratory using table-top techniques (high-power lasers, diamond cells,…) and state-of-the-art computational approaches.

In particular, we are interested in:

• Structural systematics in high-pressure solid-solid phase transitions in ABO₄, A₂BO₄ and A₂S mineral families. Discovery of novel dense polymorphs.

• Determination of equilibrium and thermodynamical properties of metals under conditions of deep Earth mantle and core, with special emphasis on melting phenomena.