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Self-compression and diamond nucleation in irradiated carbon onions -- A theoretical model

Creators

  • 1. Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Metallforschung, Stuttgart (Germany)

Description

The nucleation of small diamond crystals during irradiation of spherical graphitic particles ('bucky onions') is discussed. A mechanism for irradiation-induced self-compression of such 'onions' is proposed. It is demonstrated that this may yield pressures which are sufficiently high for diamond formation. The theoretical results are in good agreement with experimental findings

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Materials Research Society
Imprint Place
Warrendale, PA (United States)
ISBN
1-55899-446-7
Imprint Title
Microstructural processes in irradiated materials
Imprint Pagination
754 p.
Series
Materials Research Society symposium proceedings, Volume 540
Journal Page Range
p. 243-248
ISSN
0272-9172

Conference

Title
1998 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society
Dates
30 Nov - 4 Dec 1998
Place
Boston, MA (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
30052070
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
CRYSTAL-PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; DIAMONDS; GRAPHITE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; THEORETICAL DATA
Descriptors DEC
CARBON; DATA; ELEMENTS; INFORMATION; MINERALS; NONMETALS; NUMERICAL DATA; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-981104--