Abstract

Graphite samples are heated in a diamond anvil cell with a CO2 laser above 11 GPa. A light transparent phase has appeared after heating, which is quenchable at ambient conditions. The Raman spectrum shows that the phase is a fine-grained cubic diamond. Images by a high resolution transmission electron microscope indicate that the diamond has twins and stacking faults of nanometer size. The electron diffraction pattern shows that the stacking fault cannot be explained by a diamond polytype such as a hexagonal diamond. The cathodoluminescence pattern exhibits the “band-A” emission, which is derived from the defects of the cubic diamond.

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