The scientists have been trying to figure out for years why graphite turns into hexagonal diamond when exposed to high pressure and not the usual cubic diamond. Now, they finally resolve it and find answers.
The study was published in the recent issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. It was led by Xiao-Jie Zhang, Yao-Ping Xie and Zhi-Pan Liu from Fudan University and Shanghai University in Shanghai, China.
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