Transformation of shock-compressed graphite to hexagonal diamond in nanoseconds

Turneaure, Stefan J.; Sharma, Surinder M.; Volz, Travis J.; Winey, J. M.; Gupta, Yogendra M.

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aao3561

Title: Transformation of shock-compressed graphite to hexagonal diamond in nanoseconds

Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Science Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aao3561· OSTI ID:1408127

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The graphite-to-diamond transformation under shock compression has been of broad scientific interest since 1961. The formation of hexagonal diamond (HD) is of particular interest because it is expected to be harder than cubic diamond and due to its use in terrestrial sciences as a marker at meteorite impact sites. However, the formation of diamond having a fully hexagonal structure continues to be questioned and remains unresolved. Using real-time (nanosecond), in situ x-ray diffraction measurements, we show unequivocally that highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, shock-compressed along the c axis to 50 GPa, transforms to highly oriented elastically strained HD with the (100)HD plane parallel to the graphite basal plane.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI ID:: 1408127

Journal Information:: Science Advances, Vol. 3, Issue 10; ISSN 2375-2548

Publisher:: AAAS

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: ENGLISH

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