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Phosphorus: an elemental catalyst for diamond synthesis and growth

M Akaishi, H Kanda, S Yamaoka

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |March 12, 1993
    PubMed
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    Elemental phosphorus was used to synthesize diamond crystals from graphite. This research explores phosphorus as a novel catalyst for creating n-type semiconducting diamond materials.

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