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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Crystallography
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Selectively fabricating cubic diamond is difficult due to competing phases like hexagonal diamond.
  • Cubic diamond is crucial for photonic applications due to its complete photonic bandgap.
  • Existing methods lack control over polymorph formation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a method for the selective synthesis of cubic diamond.
  • To investigate the role of external fields in controlling crystal formation.
  • To explore the potential of designer tetrahedral patchy particles for creating specific diamond polymorphs.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a one-component system of designer tetrahedral patchy particles.
  • Applied an external field with precise strength manipulation.
  • Analyzed the structure of the first adlayer and its role in nucleation.

Main Results:

  • Achieved selective formation of cubic diamond by controlling an external field.
  • Identified the first adlayer's structure as commensurate with the cubic diamond (110) face, driving nucleation.
  • Demonstrated that the cubic diamond structure remains stable after the external field is removed.

Conclusions:

  • External field manipulation offers a pathway to selectively synthesize cubic diamond.
  • The findings enable the controlled fabrication of cubic diamond for advanced photonic devices.
  • The stable post-synthesis structure allows for further material processing.