DIAMOND 3 (IMAGE)

Rice University

DIAMOND 3

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An electron microscope image shows a late stage in the evolution of carbon and fluorine atoms under flash Joule heating. The carbon atoms form concentric shells around a nanodiamond core. As heating proceeds, the diamond phase is replaced by the shell.

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Tour Group/Rice University

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