Terapascal static pressure generation with ultrahigh yield strength nanodiamond.
Terapascal static pressure generation with ultrahigh yield strength nanodiamond.
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超高屈服强度纳米座量的Terapascal静压产生。
DOI:
10.1126/sciadv.1600341
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发表时间:
2016-07
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13.6
通讯作者:
Snigirev A
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作者:
Dubrovinskaia N;Dubrovinsky L;Solopova NA;Abakumov A;Turner S;Hanfland M;Bykova E;Bykov M;Prescher C;Prakapenka VB;Petitgirard S;Chuvashova I;Gasharova B;Mathis YL;Ershov P;Snigireva I;Snigirev A
Terapascal static pressure generation is enabled in laboratory due to implementation of nanocrystralline diamond microballs. Studies of materials’ properties at high and ultrahigh pressures lead to discoveries of unique physical and chemical phenomena and a deeper understanding of matter. In high-pressure research, an achievable static pressure limit is imposed by the strength of available strong materials and design of high-pressure devices. Using a high-pressure and high-temperature technique, we synthesized optically transparent microballs of bulk nanocrystalline diamond, which were found to have an exceptional yield strength (~460 GPa at a confining pressure of ~70 GPa) due to the unique microstructure of bulk nanocrystalline diamond. We used the nanodiamond balls in a double-stage diamond anvil cell high-pressure device that allowed us to generate static pressures beyond 1 TPa, as demonstrated by synchrotron x-ray diffraction. Outstanding mechanical properties (strain-dependent elasticity, very high hardness, and unprecedented yield strength) make the nanodiamond balls a unique device for ultrahigh static pressure generation. Structurally isotropic, homogeneous, and made of a low-Z material, they are promising in the field of x-ray optical applications.