What is it about?

High pressure is brought to bear on an assembly of single-wall carbon nanotubes to make it change a hard phase like a diamond.

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Why is it important?

Mechanism making a hard-phase solid may be clear.

Perspectives

Diamond-like materials are able to be produced.

Dr Mutsumasa Kyotani

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This page is a summary of: Superhard phase composed of single-wall carbon nanotubes, January 2002, American Physical Society (APS),
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.65.033408.
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