Researchers did not rely solely on high pressure and high temperature to create synthetic diamonds.
The team behind this achievement is researchers from the Australian Australian National University (ANU) and RMIT University. The findings were published in a small research publication earlier this month.
Two types of diamonds were created: one found on an engagement ring and another type of diamond called Lonsdaleite, found in nature at meteorite impact sites such as Canyon Diablo in the US, according to ANU newsrooms. .
ANU professor Jodi Bradby said a special technique is employed to make diamonds at room temperature.
“The turning point in the story is how we apply pressure. At the same time with very high pressures, we can also experience something called ‘shear’ carbon – which is like a twisting or sliding force. We think these carbon atoms are allowed. Give it a go, Professor Bradby said, go to the place and create loneliness and regular diamonds.
Lonsdaleite has special properties and is estimated to be 58% harder than regular diamonds.
Lonsdaleite is likely to be used to cut ultra-solid materials at mining sites, said Professor Bradby.
“Making more out of this rare but super useful diamond is the long-term goal of this work.”
Diamonds have potential industrial applications, such as drilling.
ANU PhD scholar Xingsuo Huang, who works in Professor Bradby’s laboratory, claimed this achievement.
“Being able to make two types of diamonds at room temperature was exciting to achieve for the first time in our laboratory,” Huang said.
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