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Metastable nanosized diamond formation from a C−H−O fluid system

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The model of nanosized diamond particles formation at metastable P-T parameters from a C-H-O fluid system is presented. It explains the hydrothermal formation and growth of diamond and the specifics of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond synthesis gas mixtures at low P-T parameters. Further, the model explains the genesis of interstellar nanodiamond formations in space and the genesis of metamorphic microdiamonds in shallow depth Earth rocks. In contrast to models where many possible reactions are considered, the present model makes the simplest possible assumptions about the key processes, and is then able to account for various tendencies seen in experimental data.

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Simakov, S.K. Metastable nanosized diamond formation from a C−H−O fluid system. Journal of Materials Research 25, 2336–2340 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2010.0303

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