Noble metal nitrides (NMNs) have important theoretical significance and potential application prospects due to their high bulk modulus and remarkable electrical properties. However, NMNs can only be synthesized under extreme conditions of ultrahigh p...
In this study, a combination of theoretical calculations and experiments were carried out to analyze boron phosphide materials. Amorphous boron powder and amorphous red phosphorus were used as raw materials to directly synthesize the target samples i...
The high-pressure growth technique generally plays an important role in the improvement of sample quality and the enhancement of various physical and magnetic properties of materials. The high gas pressure technique provides a large sample space (10–...
In our research, we analyzed the energy and water consumption in diamond mining and laboratory synthesis operations. We used publicly available reports issued by two market leaders, DeBeers and ALROSA, to estimate water and energy use per carat of a...
Diamond properties down to the quantum-size region are still poorly understood. High-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) synthesis from chloroadamantane molecules allows precise control of nanodiamond size. Thermal stability and optical properties of na...
Bulk diamonds show great potential for optical applications such as for use in infrared (IR) windows and temperature sensors. The development of optical-grade bulk diamond synthesis techniques has facilitated its extreme applications. Here, two kinds...
Responses of two types of single-crystal diamonds, prepared by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and high pressure high temperature synthesis (HPHT) methods, respectively, to a nanosecond pulsed neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd:YAG) laser...
Nowadays, synthetic diamonds are easy to fabricate industrially, and a wide range of methods were developed during the last century. Among them, the high-pressure–high-temperature (HP–HT) process is the most used to prepare diamond compac...
For the first time, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalytic performances of incompressible γ-Mo0.5W0.5C, prepared by high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) synthesis, were investigated in the electrolyte. The polarization curve of the...
In this research, we report the synthesis of Si–TmC–B/PCD composites using Si, B, and transition metal carbide particles (TmC) as binders at high pressure and high temperature (HPHT method, 5.5 GPa and 1450 °C). The microstructure, el...
This special issue is intended to serve as a multidisciplinary forum covering broad aspects of the science, technology, and application of synthetic and natural diamonds. This special issue contains 12 papers, which highlight recent investigations an...
A series of FeSe0.5Te0.5 bulk samples have been prepared using the high gas pressure and high-temperature synthesis (HP-HTS) method to optimize the growth conditions for the first time and investigated for their superconducting properties using struc...
High-Pressure (HP) technology allows new possibilities of processing by Spark Plasma Synthesis (SPS). This process is mainly involved in the sintering process and for bonding, growing and reaction. High-Pressure tools combined with SPS is applied for...
In this paper, we propose the synthesis of green amphiphilic catalysts based on two metals: Ni and Al. The amphiphilic characteristics of the obtained catalyst were provided by alkylbenzenesulfonic acid (ABSA). The end product was thoroughly characte...
The microstructure and residual stress of polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) play crucial roles in the performance of PDCs. Currently, in-depth research is still to be desired on the evolution mechanisms of microstructure and residual stress durin...
In-situ conversion of carbon dioxide into value-added products is an essential process in terms of heavy oil upgrading and utilization of the main anthropogenic greenhouse gas. In this paper, we discuss a synthesis of sodium-coated magnetite (Fe3O4)...
Nickel boride compounds have attracted considerable attention in the field of electrocatalysis due to their unique electronic structures and excellent chemical stability. However, the difficulty in obtaining single-phase products under traditional ex...
We explore the important aspects of adventitious oxygen presence in nanopowders, as well as in the high-pressure and high-temperature-sintered nanoceramics of semiconductor kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4. The initial nanopowders were prepared via the mechanoche...
Diamond as a templating substrate is largely unexplored, and the unique properties of diamond, including its large bandgap, thermal conductance, and lack of cytotoxicity, makes it versatile in emergent technologies in medicine and quantum sensing. Su...