Diamond formation by thermal activation of graphite

Nature

Volumn 402, Issue 6758, 1999, Pages 162-165

  Painichenho, A V ^a,b   Jonas, A M ^a   Chartier, J C ^a   Aronin, A S ^b   Issi, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIAMOND; GRAPHITE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYPERBARISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033547375     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/46000     Document Type: Article

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