Metastability of diamond ramp-compressed to 2TPa

Carbon is the fourth-most prevalent element in the Universe and essential for all known life. In the elemental form it is found in multiple allotropes, including graphite, diamond and fullerenes, and it has long been predicted that even more structures can exist at pressures greater than those at Ea...

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Main Authors: Lazicki, A, McGonegle, D, Rygg, JR, Morgan, MG, Braun, DG, Swift, DC, Smith, RF, Heighway, P, Suggit, MJ, Fratanduono, DE, Higginbothom, A, Coppari, F, Wehremberg, CE, Bernier, JV, Kraus, RG, Erskine, D, Wark, JS, McNaney, JM, Collins, GW, Eggert, JH, Rudd, RE
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature 2021