Non-metallic catalysts for diamond synthesis under high pressure and high temperature

Autor: Jun Zhang, Qi Wu, Daoyang Dai, Wenkui Wang, Zhicheng Qin, Liling Sun
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Science in China Series A: Mathematics. 42:834-841
ISSN: 1862-2763
1006-9283
Popis: Recent results on conversion from graphite to diamond by aid of non-metallic catalysts are reviewed. The current status of experimental advances is presented and typical examples from relevant literature are provided for understanding the mechanism of the graphite-diamond conversion by aid of these non-metallic catalysts. Furthermore, a tendency of graphite-diamond transformation assisted by carbonates, sulfates or phosphorus under high pressure and high temperature has been investigated by calculating the activation energy and transformation probability of the carbon atoms over a potential barrier. It was found that the activation energy is highly sensitive to the catalyst chosen. The probability sequence of graphite-diamond transformation with these catalysts was put forward.
Databáze: OpenAIRE