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23. Y. Wang, M. Bykov, I. Chepkasov, A. Samtsevich, E. Bykova, X. Zhang, S. Jiang, E. Greenberg, S. Chariton, V. B. Prakapenka, A. R. Oganov, A. F. Goncharov
Stabilization of hexazine rings in potassium polynitride at high pressure
Nature Chemistry (2022)

22. L. Dubrovinsky, S. Khandarkhaeva, T. Fedotenko, D. Laniel, M. Bykov, C. Giacobbe, E. L. Bright, P. Sedmak, S. Chariton, V.  Prakapenka, A. V. Ponomareva, E. A. Smirnova, M. P. Belov, F. Tasnádi, N. Shulumba, F. Trybel, I. A.  Abrikosov, N. Dubrovinskaia
Materials synthesis at terapascal static pressures
Nature 605, 7909, 274 (2022)

21. D. Laniel, B. Winkler, T. Fedotenko, A. Aslandukova, A. Aslandukov, S. Vogel, T. Meier, M. Bykov, S. Chariton, K. Glazyrin, V. Milman, V. Prakapenka, W. Schnick, L. Dubrovinsky, N. Dubrovinskaia
High-pressure Na3(N2)4, Ca3(N2)4, Sr3(N2)4, and Ba(N2)3 featuring nitrogen dimers with noninteger charges and anion-driven metallicity
Phys. Rev. Materials 6, 023402 (2022)

20. F. Tasnádi, F. Bock, A. V. Ponomareva, M. Bykov, S. Khandarkhaeva, L. Dubrovinsky, I. A. Abrikosov
Thermodynamic and electronic properties of ReN2 polymorphs at high pressure
Phys. Rev. B 104, 184103 (2021)

19. M. Bykov, E. Bykova, A. V Ponomareva, F.Tasnadi, S. Chariton, V. B Prakapenka, K. Glazyrin, J. S. Smith, M. F Mahmood, I. A. Abrikosov, A. F. Goncharov
Realization of an Ideal Cairo Tessellation in Nickel Diazenide NiN2: High-Pressure Route to Pentagonal 2D Materials.
ACS Nano 15(8), 13539 (2021)

18. M. Bykov, T. Fedotenko, S. Chariton, D. Laniel, K. Glazyrin, M. Hanfland, J.S. Smith, V. B. Prakapenka, M. F. Mahmood, A. F. Goncharov, A. V. Ponomareva, F. Tasnádi, A. I. Abrikosov, T. Bin Masood, I. Hotz, A. N. Rudenko, M. I. Katsnelson, N. Dubrovinskaia, L. Dubrovinsky, I. A. Abrikosov
High-Pressure Synthesis of Dirac Materials: Layered van der Waals Bonded BeN4 Polymorph
Physical Review Letters 126, 175501 (2021)

17. M. Bykov, E. Bykova, S. Chariton, V. B. Prakapenka, I. G. Batyrev, M. F. Mahmood, A. F. Goncharov
Stabilization of pentazolate anions in the high-pressure compounds Na2N5 and NaN5 and in the sodium pentazolate framework NaN5·N2
Dalton Transactions 50(21), 7229-7237 (2021) 
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16. H. Hwang, T. Kim, , H. Cynn, T. Vogt, R. J. Husband, K. Appel, C. Baehtz, O. B. Ball, M. A. Baron, R. Briggs, M. Bykov, E. Bykova, V. Cerantola, J. Chantel, A. L. Coleman, D. Dattlebaum, L. E. Dresselhaus-Marais, J. H. Eggert, L. Ehm, W. J. Evans, G. Fiquet, M. Frost, K. Glazyrin, A. F. Goncharov, Z. Jenei, J. Kim, Z. Konôpková, J. Mainberger, M. Makita, H. Marquardt, E. E. McBride, J. D. McHardy, S. Merkel, G. Morard, E. F. O’Bannon III, C. Otzen, E. J. Pace, A. Pelka, C. M. Pépin, J. S. Pigott, V. B. Prakapenka, C. Prescher, R. Redmer, S. Speziale, G. Spiekermann, C. Strohm, B. T. Sturtevant, N. Velisavljevic, M. Wilke, C.-S. Yoo, U. Zastrau, H.-P. Liermann, M. I. McMahon, R. S. McWilliams, Y. Lee
X-ray Free Electron Laser-Induced Synthesis of ε-Iron Nitride at High Pressures
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 12, 3246 (2021) 

15. M. Bykov, E. Bykova, A. V. Ponomareva, I. A. Abrikosov, S. Chariton, V. B. Prakapenka, M. F. Mahmood, L. Dubrovinsky, A. F. Goncharov
Stabilization of Polynitrogen Anions in Tantalum–Nitrogen Compounds at High Pressure
Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 60(16), 9003 (2021) 
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14. M. Bykov, K.R. Tasca, I. G. Batyrev, D. Smith, K. Glazyrin, S. Chariton, M. Mahmood, A. F. Goncharov
Dinitrogen as a Universal Electron Acceptor in Solid-State Chemistry: An Example of Uncommon Metallic Compounds Na3(N2)4 and NaN2.
Inorganic Chemistry 59, 14819 (2020).
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13. M. Bykov, S. Chariton, E. Bykova, S. Khandarkhaeva, T. Fedotenko, A. V. Ponomareva, J. Tidholm, F. Tasnádi, I. A. Abrikosov, P. Sedmak, V. Prakapenka, M. Hanfland, H.-P. Liermann, M. Mahmood, A. Goncharov, N. Dubrovinskaia, L. Dubrovinsky
High‐pressure synthesis of metal‐inorganic frameworks Hf4N20·N2, WN8·N2, and Os5N28·3N2 with polymeric nitrogen linkers.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59, 10321 (2020) 
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12. S. Vogel, M. Bykov, E. Bykova, S. Wendl , S. D. Kloß, A. Pakhomova, N. Dubrovinskaia, L. Dubrovinsky, W. Schnick
Nitride Spinel: An Ultraincompressible High‐Pressure Form of BeP2N4
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59(7), 2730 (2020) 

11. D. Laniel, B. Winkler, E. Koemets, T. Fedotenko, M. Bykov, E. Bykova, L. Dubrovinsky N. Dubrovinskaia
Synthesis of magnesium-nitrogen salts of polynitrogen anions
Nature Communications 10, 4515 (2019) 

10. M. Bykov, K. Yusenko, E. Bykova, A. Pakhomova, W. Kraus, N. Dubrovinskaia, L. Dubrovinsky
Synthesis of arsenopyrite‐type rhodium pernitride RhN₂ from a single‐source azide precursor.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 32, 3667-3671 (2019) 
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9. M. Bykov, S. Chariton, H. Fei, T. Fedotenko, G. Aprilis, A.V. Ponomareva, F. Tasnádi, I.A. Abrikosov, B. Merle, P. Feldner, S. Vogel, W. Schnick, V.B. Prakapenka, E. Greenberg, M. Hanfland, A. Pakhomova, H.-P. Liermann, T. Katsura, N. Dubrovinskaia, L. Dubrovinsky
High-pressure synthesis of ultraincompressible hard rhenium nitride pernitride Re2(N2)(N)2 stable at ambient conditions.
Nature Communications 10, 2994 (2019)

8. D. Laniel, M. Bykov, T. Fedotenko, A. V Ponomareva, I. A Abrikosov, K. Glazyrin, V. Svitlyk, L. Dubrovinsky, N. Dubrovinskaia
High Pressure Investigation of the S–N2 System up to the Megabar Range: Synthesis and Characterization of the SN2 Solid
Inorganic Chemistry 58(14), 9195 (2019). 

7. S. Vogel, M. Bykov, E. Bykova, S. Wendl, S. D Kloß, A. Pakhomova, S. Chariton, E. Koemets, N. Dubrovinskaia, L. Dubrovinsky, W. Schnick
Boron Phosphorus Nitride at Extremes–PN6 Octahedra in the High‐Pressure Polymorph β-BP3N6.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58(27), 9060 (2019). 

6. S. Vogel, D. Baumann, R. Niklaus, E. Bykova, M. Bykov, N. A. Dubrovinskaia, L. S. Dubrovinsky, W. Schnick
Stishovite’s Relative: A Post-Coesite Form of Phosphorus Oxonitride.
Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed 57, 6691-6695 (2018) 

5. M. Bykov, E. Bykova, E. Koemets, T. Fedotenko, G. Aprilis, K. Glazyrin, H.P. Liermann, A.V. Ponomareva, J. Tidholm, F. Tasnádi, I.A. Abrikosov, N. Dubrovinskaia, L. Dubrovinsky
High-pressure synthesis of a nitrogen-rich inclusion compound ReN8·xN2 with conjugated polymeric nitrogen chains.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 57, 9048-9053 (2018)

4. M. Bykov, E. Bykova, G. Aprilis, K. Glazyrin, E. Koemets, I. Chuvashova, I. Kupenko, C. McCammon, M. Mezouar, V. Prakapenka, H.-P. Liermann, F. Tasnadi, A. V. Ponomareva, I. A. Abrikosov, N. Dubrovinskaia, and L. Dubrovinsky
Fe-N system at high pressure reveals a compound featuring polymeric nitrogen chains. 
Nature Communications 9, 2756 (2018) 
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3. M. Bykov, S. Khandarkhaeva, T. Fedotenko, P. Sedmak, N. Dubrovinskaia and L. Dubrovinsky
Synthesis of FeN4 at 180 GPa and its crystal structure from a submicron-sized grain
Acta Crystallographica E74, 1392-1395 (2018)

2. W. P. Clark, S. Steinberg, R. Dronskowski, C. McCammon, I. Kupenko, M. Bykov, L. Dubrovinsky, L. G. Akselrud, U. Schwarz, and R. Niewa
High-Pressure NiAs-Type Modification of FeN.
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 56, 7302 (2017) 

1. M. Bykov, E. Bykova, V. Dyadkin, D. Baumann, W. Schnick, L. Dubrovinsky and N. Dubrovinskaia:
Crystal structures of cristobalite-type and coesite-type PON refined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Acta Crystallographica E71, 1325-1327 (2015)