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Combining the properties of nanodiamond and disordered multilayer graphene

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An ultrastrong and superhard conductive carbon composite has been synthesized, which consists of ultrafine nanodiamond homogeneously dispersed in disordered multilayer graphene with incoherent interfaces. The microstructures of the composite suggest that the transition from amorphous carbon to diamond involves the extensive nucleation and diffusion-driven growth of nanodiamond.

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Fig. 1: Incoherent interface structures between ND and DMG.

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This is a summary of: Li, Z. et al. Ultrastrong conductive in situ composite composed of nanodiamond incoherently embedded in disordered multilayer graphene. Nat. Mater. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-022-01425-9 (2022).

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Combining the properties of nanodiamond and disordered multilayer graphene. Nat. Mater. 22, 14–15 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-022-01437-5

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