Manufacture of gem quality diamonds: A review

Ceramics International

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-85

  Choudhary, Devashish ^a   Bellare, Jayesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Cvd; High pressure; Microwave; Seeds

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS IN SOLIDS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; NUCLEATION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMICS;

GEM QUALITY DIAMONDS;

INDUSTRIAL DIAMONDS;

EID: 0034459566     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-8842(99)00022-X     Document Type: Article

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