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DIAMOND PLATELET STRUCTURE

Resolving the controversy

Nature Materials volume 17, pages 210–211 (2018)Cite this article

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The structure of the platelet defect in diamond has been determined by transmission electron microscopy, distinguishing the best-matched atomic model that settles a long-standing debate.

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Fig. 1: Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image of platelet defects in a diamond.

adapted from ref. 4, Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

Fig. 2: Comparison between theoretical simulation and experimental result of the platelet structure viewed along the \({\bf [}{\bf 1}\bar{{\bf 1}}{\bf 0}{\bf ]}\) direction.

adapted from ref. 4, Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

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