Authors: Hans Hermann Otto
The synthesis of diamond under ambient conditions is a dream of mankind, but there is a realistic chance for the next time of achieving the goal. The finding of a Korean researcher team that diamonds grow in a gallium-rich melt under ambient pressure but still high temperature in few minutes paws the way. The present contribution picks up the thread and makes further suggestions, based on empirical crystallographic experience. The formation of diamond under ambient pressure as well as ambient temperature is expected to be soon possible using advanced buffer layer materials such as cubic boron nitride on Si(111) substrates. Once the catalytic formation path is fully elucidated, the rapid synthesis of large octahedral crystals becomes routine. The formation of diamond under ambient conditions may be catalytically mediated by the electronic properties of Ga13 clusters in melt. It is proposed to use also gallium metal by the conventional HPHT diamonds synthesis to reduce pressure and temperature considerably as well by low-temperature substrate supported synthesis routes. Vacancies of silicon in diamond make it possible to tailor the material to quantum information processing applications.
Comments: 8 Pages.
Download: PDF
[v1] 2025-09-10 04:51:44
[v2] 2025-09-14 06:18:05
[v3] 2025-10-06 15:13:39
Unique-IP document downloads: 526 times
Vixra.org is a pre-print repository rather than a journal. Articles hosted may not yet have been verified by peer-review and should be treated as preliminary. In particular, anything that appears to include financial or legal advice or proposed medical treatments should be treated with due caution. Vixra.org will not be responsible for any consequences of actions that result from any form of use of any documents on this website.
Add your own feedback and questions here:
You are equally welcome to be positive or negative about any paper but please be polite. If you are being critical you must mention at least one specific error, otherwise your comment will be deleted as unhelpful.