How fullerite becomes harder than diamond

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - 05:31 in Physics & Chemistry

Physicists have simulated the structure of a new material based on fullerite and single crystal diamond to show how this material can obtain ultrahigh hardness. This discovery offers potential conditions for obtaining ultrahard materials. The results were published in Carbon.

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