Mechanical properties of synthetic type IIa diamond crystal |
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Authors: | H Sumiya N Toda S Satoh |
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Affiliation: | Itami Research Laboratories, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 1-1-1, Koyakita, Itami, Hyogo, 664, Japan |
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Abstract: | The mechanical behavior of synthetic type IIa diamond has been investigated by the Knoop hardness measurement and observation of the cleavage surfaces. It was clarified that the Knoop hardness in (100) 100 of synthetic diamonds increases with decreasing of the nitrogen impurities concentration, and that the synthetic type IIa diamond, having few nitrogen impurities, has the highest hardness of synthetic diamonds. In addition, it was found that the Knoop hardness in (100) 110 of synthetic type IIa diamond is extremely high, and the anisotropy in the hardness of the diamond is different from those of natural diamond and synthetic type Ib diamond. The cleavage surfaces of the synthetic type IIa diamonds were very smooth and showed remarkably regular cleavage patterns. These results indicate that there are very few impurities and crystal defects in the synthetic type IIa diamond, and also suggest that the diamond has high resistance to plastic flow. |
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Keywords: | Synthetic diamond Mechanical properties High pressure crystal growth Hardness |
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