Approaching diamond’s theoretical elasticity and strength limits

Anmin Nie; Yeqiang Bu; Penghui Li; Yizhi Zhang; Tianye Jin; Jiabin Liu; Zhang Su; Yanbin Wang; Julong He; Zhongyuan Liu; Hongtao Wang; Yongjun Tian; Wei Yang

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13378-w

Nature Communications (Dec 2019)

Approaching diamond’s theoretical elasticity and strength limits

Anmin Nie,
Yeqiang Bu,
Penghui Li,
Yizhi Zhang,
Tianye Jin,
Jiabin Liu,
Zhang Su,
Yanbin Wang,
Julong He,
Zhongyuan Liu,
Hongtao Wang,
Yongjun Tian,
Wei Yang

Affiliations

Anmin Nie: Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Yeqiang Bu: Center for X-mechanics, Zhejiang University
Penghui Li: Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Yizhi Zhang: Center for X-mechanics, Zhejiang University
Tianye Jin: Center for Precision Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Jiabin Liu: Center for X-mechanics, Zhejiang University
Zhang Su: Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Yanbin Wang: Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago
Julong He: Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Zhongyuan Liu: Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Hongtao Wang: Center for X-mechanics, Zhejiang University
Yongjun Tian: Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Wei Yang: Center for X-mechanics, Zhejiang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13378-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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While diamond is the strongest natural material, it fails to reach its theoretical elasticity limits and is brittle. Here, the authors show that thin -orientated diamond nanoneedles can reach diamond’s theoretical strength and elasticity limits in tension.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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