Abstract:
A method of forming polycrystalline diamond includes forming metal nanoparticies having a carbon coating from an organometaliic material; combining a diamond material with the metal nanoparticies having the carbon coating; and processing the diamond material and the metal nanoparticies having the carbon coating to form the polycrystalline diamond. Processing includes catalyzing formation of the polycrystalline diamond by the metal nanoparticies; and forming interparticle bonds that bridge the diamond material by carbon from the carbon coating.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for growing a diamond. The apparatus for growing a diamond comprises: a reaction cell that is configured to grow the diamond therein; a main heater including a main heating surface that is arranged along a first inner surface of the reaction cell; and a sub-heater including a sub-heating surface that is arranged along a second inner surface of the reaction cell, the second inner surface being non-parallel with the first inner surface.
Abstract:
La presente invención proporciona una máquina multiyunques, más concretamente una máquina multiyunques cúbica, que genera presiones sustancialmente hidrostáticas y altas temperaturas en una cámara de reacción industrial. En dicha cámara pueden obtenerse materiales tales como el diamante, el nitruro de boro cúbico y otros similares. Estas condiciones se consiguen de forma estable y eficiente. La generación de tuerza se produce mediante pistones semiesféricos de corto recorrido alojados en cámaras semiesféricas. El número de componentes móviles se han reducido con objeto de simplificar y facilitar su montaje durante la operación de cada ciclo de trabajo.
Abstract:
An isostatic press for hot isostatic pressing having a pressure vessel (1) in which a furnace chamber (2) is arranged with a space (3) between the furnace chamber (2) and the walls of the pressure vessel (1). The furnace chamber (2) has a heat-insulating mantle and heat-insulating top wall and bottom wall, and passageways (5, 6) are arranged in the walls of the furnace chamber (2). A gas outlet means is arranged in the interior of the furnace chamber (2). Gas is removed directly from the furnace chamber (2) by the gas outlet means. Advantages include that treated articles (11) are cooled rapidly, as cooling takes place during the same time as decompression. Articles (11) may also be rapidly cooled to a temperature at which they are easily handled.
Abstract:
A high-pressure high-temperature cell including two or more thermal insulation layers, is described. A high-pressure high-temperature cell including a current path through a thermal insulation layer, the current path being electrically connected to a heating element and having an indirect path through the thermal insulation layer, is also described. High- pressure high-temperature press systems including the foregoing the high-pressure high- temperature cells alone or in combination are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a plurality of synthetic single crystal diamonds, the method comprising: forming a plurality of seed pads, each seed pad comprising a plurality of single crystal diamond seeds anchored to, or embedded in, an inert holder; loading a carbon source, a metal catalyst, and the plurality of seed pads into a capsule; loading the capsule into a high pressure high temperature (HPHT) press; and subjecting the capsule to a HPHT growth cycle to grow single crystal diamond material on the plurality of single crystal diamond seeds, the HPHT growth cycle comprising: initiating HPHT growth of single crystal diamond material on the plurality of single crystal diamond seeds by increasing pressure and temperature; maintaining HPHT growth of single crystal diamond material on the plurality of single crystal diamond seeds via a pressure driven growth process by controlling and maintaining pressure and temperature; and terminating HPHT growth of single crystal diamond material on the plurality of single crystal diamond seeds by reducing pressure and temperature, wherein the plurality of single crystal diamond seeds remain anchored to, or embedded in, the inert holders during the HPHT growth cycle.
Abstract:
Methods for forming cutting elements comprising polycrystalline materials, methods for forming polycrystalline compacts for cutting elements of a drilling tool, method for forming polycrystalline diamond compacts, and resulting polycrystalline compacts and cutting elements are disclosed. Grains of a hard material are introduced to a press and subjected to a high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) process to sinter the grains. The system conditions (i.e., temperature and pressure) are then adjusted past a phase or state change point, after which, at least one of the system conditions is held during an anneal stage before the system conditions are adjusted to final levels. The resulting compacts and cutting elements may therefore include inter-granularly bonded hard material grains with a more stable microstructure (e.g., less stressed microstructure) than a polycrystalline compact and cutting element formed without an anneal stage during the HPHT process.
Abstract:
An electrode having a surface of an electrically conducting ultrananocrystalline diamond having not less than 10 atoms/cm nitrogen with an electrical conductivity at ambient temperature of not less than about 0.1 ( OMEGA cm) is disclosed as is a method of remediating toxic materials with the electrode. An electron emission device incorporating an electrically conducting ultrananocrystalline diamond having not less that 10 atoms/cm nitrogen with an electrical conductivity at ambient temperature of not less than about 0.1 ( OMEGA cm) is disclosed.
Abstract translation:具有不小于10 19原子/ cm 3氮的导电超微晶金刚石的表面的电极,在环境温度下的电导率不小于约0.1(OMEGA·cm)-1, 公开了用电极补救有毒物质的方法。 包含具有不小于10 19个原子/ cm 3氮的导电超微晶金刚石的电子发射装置,其环境温度不小于约0.1(OMEGA·cm)-1的电导率为 披露。
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a method for treating discolored natural diamond, especially Type IIa diamond and Type IaA/B diamond with nitrogen as predominantly B centers, for improving its color. The method includes preblocking and preshaping a discolored natural diamond to prevent its breakage in a high pressure/high temperature (HP/HT) press, placing said discolored natural diamond in a pressure transmitting medium which is consolidated into a pill. Next, the pill is placed into a HP/HT press at elevated pressure and elevated temperature within the graphite-stable or diamond-stable range of the carbon phase diagram for a time sufficient to improve the color of said diamond. Finally, the diamond is recovered from said press. Colorless and fancy colored diamonds can be made by this method.
Abstract:
본 발명은 다수의 합성 단결정 다이아몬드의 제조 방법에 관한 것으로서, 상기 방법은, 각각의 시드 패드가 불활성 홀더에 고정되거나 상기 홀더 중에 매몰된 다수의 단결정 다이아몬드 시드를 포함하는 다수의 시드 패드를 형성시키는 단계; 탄소원, 금속 촉매, 및 상기 다수의 시드 패드를 캡슐에 로딩하는 단계; 상기 캡슐을 고압고온(HPHT) 프레스에 로딩하는 단계; 상기 캡슐에 HPHT 성장 주기를 가하여 상기 다수의 단결정 다이아몬드 시드상에 단결정 다이아몬드 물질을 성장시키는 단계를 포함하고, 상기 HPHT 성장 주기는 압력 및 온도를 증가시킴으로써 상기 다수의 단결정 다이아몬드 시드상에 단결정 다이아몬드 물질의 HPHT 성장을 개시시키는 단계; 압력 및 온도를 조절하고 유지시킴으로써 압력 구동된 성장 공정을 통해 상기 다수의 단결정 다이아몬드 시드상에 단결정 다이아몬드 물질의 HPHT 성장을 유지시키는 단계; 압력 및 온도를 감소시킴으로써 상기 다수의 단결정 다이아몬드 시드상에 단결정 다이아몬드 물질의 HPHT 성장을 종결시키는 단계를 포함하고, 상기 다수의 단결정 다이아몬드 시드는 상기 HPHT 성장 주기 동안 상기 불활성 홀더에 고정되거나 상기 홀더 중에 매몰된 채로 남아있는다.