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X‐Ray Induced Synthesis of 8H Diamond
Author(s) -
Wang Zhongwu,
Zhao Yusheng,
Zha Changsheng,
Xue Qing,
Downs Robert T.,
Duan RenGuan,
Caracas Razvan,
Liao Xiaozhou
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200800052
Subject(s) - diamond , materials science , x ray , hexagonal crystal system , carbon fibers , crystallography , nanotechnology , optics , composite material , physics , composite number , chemistry
The 8H diamond synthesized by X‐ray radiation has a hexagonal unit cell ‘ P63/mmc (#194)’ with 16 carbon atoms in the unit cell and can be described as 75% cubic diamond (3C) and 25% lonsdaleite (2H). The stability of 8H diamond is confirmed by first‐principles calculations.