New trends in high-pressure synthesis of diamond
Introduction
Up to now, we have considered the synthesis of diamond and cBN as a combination of techniques of skilful practical operators and experienced researchers rather than the results of precise calculations required for making an analytically grounded decision upon the composition of a reaction mixture, the design of a high-pressure apparatus (HPA), the optimum pressure and temperature, and their variations during a cycle of operation.
We, at the Institute for Superhard Materials (Kiev, Ukraine), consider that it is possible to extend the theoretical grounding of the process of high-pressure synthesis of diamond and other superhard materials by using the results of fundamental research in the physics and mechanics of deformable solids, physical chemistry, and computational mathematics.
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Results and discussion
Now, I will enlarge on the results obtained on the basic points that can be distinguished in the synthesis of diamond and other superhard materials under high static pressures. They are: (1) choice and calculation of HPA basic components; (2) definition of p,T conditions of diamond crystallization on the strength of Me–carbon phase diagrams under pressure; (3) decision upon the optimum melt composition from characteristics of wettability and contact interaction of carbon phases under pressure;
Conclusions
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A thermomechanical model has been suggested, and software packets for computation of p,T parameters of diamond crystallization from graphite have been developed. In calculations, we take into account the non-uniformity and non-hydroscopic nature of the stressed–strained state, resistance to the interphase boundary motion, the presence of a metal melt, and the yield of crystallized diamond.
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The efficiencies of HPA that differ in design and material have been numerically analyzed and compared. We
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