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The influence of crystal plane on graphitization of diamond by structure analysis

  • Liang Yichun*
  • , Wang Zhiguo
  • , Chen Minjun
  • , Chen Jiaxuan
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Under atmospheric pressure diamond is a metastable phase of carbon, which on heating can spontaneously transforms into a thermodynamically stable phase of carbon, graphite. No matter in diamond and in graphite, the six-fold ring is the smallest ring structure; they are very simillar in shape. The graphitization occurs when the rings of {111} plane are flattened. The {111} plane of diamond is the one that would graphitize preferentially and the (001) planes are most resistant to high temperature thermal graphitization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)142-146
Number of pages5
JournalKey Engineering Materials
Volume522
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Crystallographic orientation
  • Diamond graphitization
  • Six-fold ring

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