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From: Understanding the nature of “superhard graphite”

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Snapshots from a dynamical trajectory collected from transition path sampling connecting (a) graphite to (f) a polytype intermediate between cubic and hexagonal diamond.

The buckling of graphene layers in initiated by the formation of C–C bonds along [001]graphite (b)–(c). Domains of cubic diamond are formed with different orientation (d)–(e). The interface between the latter domains defines a region of hexagonal diamond (e)–(f).

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