Nanodiamond sensors can act as both heat sources and thermometers
(a) Illustration of the structure of a nanodiamond quantum sensor coated with a pyrogenic polymer, and how it operates as a hybrid nanoheater/thermometer. (b) Electron microscope image of hybrid sensors. (c) Working principle of the hybrid sensor for measuring nanometric thermal conductivity. In a medium with high thermal conductivity, the temperature increase of the diamond […]
Team finds path to nanodiamond from graphene
Rice University researchers have expanded their theory on converting graphene into 2D diamond, or diamane. They have determined that a pinpoint of pressure can trigger connections between layers of graphene, rearranging the lattice into cubic diamond. Credit: Pavel Sorokin Marrying two layers of graphene is an easy route to the blissful formation of nanoscale diamond, […]
