Abstract
The interaction of the molten aluminum with the carbon-containing admixture in a molten halide-alkali medium at atmospheric pressure with temperatures of 700–800°С under strong non-equilibrium conditions is studied. Cubic diamond crystals of 2–100μm and nanorods of 20–100nm diameter and 5μm lengths are first found forming inside the aluminum matrix under certain cooling regimes. The X-ray diffraction analysis, electron backscatter diffraction spectroscopy, electronic microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and microhardness detection register the perfect cubic diamond formation inside aluminum without applying of high temperature and high-pressure. Diamond formation mechanism is growing by carbon atom diffusion through an aluminum droplet. Diamond and nanodiamond synthesis conducted directly at the carbon ion interaction with the molten metal volume and subsequent cooling regimes. Prime novelty statementDiamond synthesis has been performed in molten aluminium via the interaction between molten aluminium and carbide-containing halide melt at 700–750°C with ambient pressure.The X-ray diffraction analysis, electron backscatter diffraction spectroscopy, electronic microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and microhardness detection register the perfect cubic diamond formation inside aluminium without high temperatures and high-pressure regimes.
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