Abstract:
Reaction vessel construction is described for suppressing spontaneous diamond nucleation and simultaneously reducing the flaw content in the main body of diamond grown from diamond seed material by the process broadly disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,297,407 to Wentorf, Jr.In the reaction vessel construction the body of catalyst-solvent metal is formed with at least one small tip projecting from the underside thereof. A single diamond seed is placed in contact with this (or each) tip. The underside of the plug of catalyst-solvent metal is in contact with a nucleation-suppressing disc, or layer, of a material different from the catalyst-solvent and selected from a specific group of materials. In each case the tip of catalyst-solvent metal projects through a hole in the disc or layer to make contact with the diamond seed material.
Abstract:
A process for producing cubic system boron nitride comprises contacting calcium or strontium boron nitride with hexagonal system boron nitride and heating at higher than 1,450.degree. C. under the thermodynamically stable pressure for cubic system boron nitride.
Abstract:
A process for synthesizing larger size diamonds wherein a raw material carbon substance and a solvent-catalyst metal initially isolated from the carbon substance by a metal having no affinity to carbon are subjected to high pressure-high temperature conditions within a diamond-stable region calculated and defined by a specific combination of the carbon substance and solvent-catalyst metal to temporarily restrict nucleation at the reaction earlier stage to control the number of diamond crystal nucleuses.
Abstract:
This invention relates to the synthesis of diamond by subjecting a carbon-containing composition substantially free of carbon-hydrogen covalent bonds to conditions of temperature and pressure such as to cause decomposition of the composition to release carbon atoms or groups of carbon atoms and effect conversion of the released carbon atoms or groups of carbon atoms into diamond. The preferred compositions are halogenated compounds, particularly hexachlorobenzene, hexachloroethane and tetrachloroquinone.
Abstract:
To synthesize diamond a carbonaceous material in the presence of metals, such as zinc, magnesium, lead, cadmium, bismuth, tin, indium, antimony, thallium, aluminium, mercury and compounds thereof is subjected to a pressure of at least 60 kbar at a temperature of at least 1700*C within the range of diamond stability.
Abstract:
DIAMOND IS SYNTHESIZED BY SUBJECTING A MIXTURE OF GRAPHITE AND A METAL CATALYST TO A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 1150*C. AND A PRESSURE OF AT LEAST 40 KBARS, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VOLUME OF THE CATALYST THERE BEING DISPERSED GRAPHITE CRYSTALLITES. THE PROCESS ENABLES ONE TO PREPARE A LARGE NUMBER OF SEPARATE, SMALL, WELL DEFINED DIAMOND MONOCRYSTALS IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME. THE DIAMOND PRODUCT HAS HIGH ABRASION PROPERTIES.
Abstract:
DIAMOND IS SYNTHESIZED BY SUBJECTING CARBON-CONTAINING MATERIAL IN CONTACT WITH A COMPOUND OF MERCURY OR LEAD, SUCH AS MERCURY OXIDE OR LEAD OXIDE, TO A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 2000* C. AND A PRESSURE CORRESPONDING TO A SELECTED TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE DIAMOND STABILITY REGION.