Metallization of diamonds in a gaseous atmosphere of molybdenum chlorides

Conclusions Thermodynamic calculations have shown that coatings can be deposited on diamonds in a gaseous phase of molybdenum chlorides at temperatures below 1273°K under conditions preventing graphitization of diamonds. In an experimental study it was found that deposition for O.25–2.0 h in the temperature range 973–1273°K resulted in the formation of 0.03-to 1.15-m-thick coatings on diamonds. No graphite was detected.Translated from Poroshkovaya Metallurgiya, No. 4(256), pp. 40–44, April, 1984.