How to make macroscale non-crystalline diamonds

Alfonso San-Miguel ()

Nature, 2021, vol. 599, issue 7886, 563-564

Abstract: A diamond shatters easily, despite it being the hardest natural material. Atomically disordered forms of diamond made from buckyballs might not only overcome this problem, but also allow other properties to be optimized.

Keywords: Materials; science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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