• Chinese Physics B
  • Vol. 29, Issue 10, (2020)
Tong Liu, Xi-Gui Yang, Zhen Li, Yan-Wei Hu..., Chao-Fan Lv, Wen-Bo Zhao, Jin-Hao Zang and Chong-Xin Shan|Show fewer author(s)
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  • Henan Key Laboratory of Diamond Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/abad1c Cite this Article
    Tong Liu, Xi-Gui Yang, Zhen Li, Yan-Wei Hu, Chao-Fan Lv, Wen-Bo Zhao, Jin-Hao Zang, Chong-Xin Shan. Two-step high-pressure high-temperature synthesis of nanodiamonds from naphthalene[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(10): Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the synthesis of nanodiamonds via the two-step HPHT method. 1. cylindrical sample of the precursor naphthalene; 2. graphite container; 3. ZrO2 sleeve; 4. octahedron pressure medium of MgO.
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the synthesis of nanodiamonds via the two-step HPHT method. 1. cylindrical sample of the precursor naphthalene; 2. graphite container; 3. ZrO2 sleeve; 4. octahedron pressure medium of MgO.
    (a) XRD patterns and (b) Raman spectra of the naphthalene precursor and samples NX (X = 1–4) prepared using different carbonization time at 11.5 GPa and 1700 °C.
    Fig. 1. (a) XRD patterns and (b) Raman spectra of the naphthalene precursor and samples NX (X = 1–4) prepared using different carbonization time at 11.5 GPa and 1700 °C.
    (a)–(d) Grain size distributions of samples NX (X = 1–4) prepared using different carbonization time. The red curves show fitting of the lognormal distribution function. Inset shows the corresponding SEM images.
    Fig. 2. (a)–(d) Grain size distributions of samples NX (X = 1–4) prepared using different carbonization time. The red curves show fitting of the lognormal distribution function. Inset shows the corresponding SEM images.
    Average grain size of samples NX (X = 1–4) as a function of carbonization time.
    Fig. 3. Average grain size of samples NX (X = 1–4) as a function of carbonization time.
    (a) TEM image of sample N3. Inset shows HRTEM image of a single diamond particle from the white rectangle area marked in (a). (b) Selected area electron diffraction pattern of sample N3.
    Fig. 4. (a) TEM image of sample N3. Inset shows HRTEM image of a single diamond particle from the white rectangle area marked in (a). (b) Selected area electron diffraction pattern of sample N3.
    (a) XRD patterns, (b) Raman spectra, and (c)–(f) SEM images of samples NX (X = 5–8) obtained using different carbonization time at 11.5 GPa and 700 °C.
    Fig. 5. (a) XRD patterns, (b) Raman spectra, and (c)–(f) SEM images of samples NX (X = 5–8) obtained using different carbonization time at 11.5 GPa and 700 °C.
    Raman spectra of diamond obtained employing (a) anthracene and (b) acridine as precursors in the two-step HPHT method.
    Fig. 6. Raman spectra of diamond obtained employing (a) anthracene and (b) acridine as precursors in the two-step HPHT method.
    Step 1: Carbonization at 11.5 GPa and 700 °CStep 2: Diamondation at 11.5 GPa and 1700 °C
    Timea/minMorphologyTimeb/sAverage size/nm
    N135/300457
    N290/300204
    N3135/30062
    N4180/300127
    N535amorphous//
    N690chipped//
    N7135layered//
    N8180block//
    Table 1. The experimental conditions and results for samples NX (X = 1–8).
    Tong Liu, Xi-Gui Yang, Zhen Li, Yan-Wei Hu, Chao-Fan Lv, Wen-Bo Zhao, Jin-Hao Zang, Chong-Xin Shan. Two-step high-pressure high-temperature synthesis of nanodiamonds from naphthalene[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(10):
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