How to make macroscale non-crystalline diamonds

Authors :: San-Miguel, Alfonso
Source :: Nature. November 25, 2021, Vol. 599 Issue 7886, p563, 2 p.
Publication Year :: 2021
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. Syntheses of amorphous and paracrystalline forms of diamond.<br />Author(s): Alfonso San-Miguel Author Affiliations: How to make macroscale non-crystalline diamonds The brilliant facets of diamonds have entranced people throughout history and are a result of the ordered atomic structure [...]