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Direct conversion of graphite to diamond under static pressure

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WE report the preparation of cubic type diamonds, by heating a graphite bar by passing an electric current directly through the specimen; we used a modification of the techniques developed in refs 1–4.

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  1. Synthetic Crystal Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

    S. NAKA, K. HORII, Y. TAKEDA & T. HANAWA

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NAKA, S., HORII, K., TAKEDA, Y. et al. Direct conversion of graphite to diamond under static pressure. Nature 259, 38–39 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/259038a0

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