Extended Data Fig. 4: Experimental setup and in situ tensile fracture test of a ntDC NB in TEM. | Nature Materials

Extended Data Fig. 4: Experimental setup and in situ tensile fracture test of a ntDC NB in TEM.

From: Self-healing of fractured diamond

Extended Data Fig. 4

a, Photograph of the stretched chip structure based on Bestron double tilt tensile holder. In situ transmission stretching sample is fixed at the position marked by the red circle. b, Low-magnification TEM image of the sample prepared by FIB technology for in situ tensile fracture test in TEM. c to e, TEM images of the NB at moments of before fracture, after fracture, and before recovery, respectively, insets in c and e are SAED patterns taken from the corresponding white circled regions. f, High-resolution TEM image from the boxed region in e just before the recovery of the two fracture ends. Regions of diamond and DOs are labeled. g and h, Atomic-resolution high-resolution TEM images from the blue and yellow boxes in f, respectively, detailing the graphite-like layers at the fracture surfaces.

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