Q-carbon
Appearance
Q-carbon is claimed to be an allotrope of carbon announced in 2015. It is described as the next allotrope of carbon, after diamond, graphite, carbine, fullerene, nanotubes etc. Q-carbon is formed by bringing the temperature of a thin layer of amorphous carbon to 4,000 K (3,700 °C; 6,700 °F) at atmospheric pressure and then rapidly cooling it.
Properties
Q-carbon is Ferromagnetic, unlike all other known forms of carbon, and Q-carbon appears to be harder than diamond.
See also
References
- Narayan, Jay; Shipman, Matt (November 30, 2015), "Researchers Find New Phase of Carbon, Make Diamond at Room Temperature", NC State News
- Narayan, Jagdish; Bhaumik, Anagh (December 7, 2015), "Novel phase of carbon, ferromagnetism, and conversion into diamond", Journal of Applied Physics, 118 (21), doi:10.1063/1.4936595
- Narayan, Jagdish; Bhaumik, Anagh (October 7, 2015), "Research Update: Direct conversion of amorphous carbon into diamond at ambient pressures and temperatures in air", APL Materials, 3 (100702), doi:10.1063/1.4932622
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/tech/super-diamond-q-carbon-scientists-laser/index.html