II. On the artificial formation of the diamond

Author:

Abstract

While pursuing my researches into the solubility of solids in gases. I noticed that many bodies, such as silica, alumina, and oxide of zinc, which are insoluble in water at ordinary temperatures, dissolve to a very considerable extent when treated with water-gas at a very high pressure. It occurred to me that a solvent might be found for carbon; and as gaseous solution nearly always yields crystalline solid on withdrawing the solvent or lowering its solvent power, it seemed probable that the carbon might be deposited in the crystalline state. After a large number of experiments, it was found that ordinary carbon, such as charcoal, lampblack, or graphite, were not affected by the most probable solvents I could think of, chemical action taking the place of solution. A curious reaction, however, was noticed, which seemed likely to yield carbon in the nascent state, and so allow of its being easily dissolved. When a gas containing carbon and hydrogen is heated under pressure in presence of certain metals its hydrogen is attracted by the metal, and its carbon left free. This, as Professor Stokes has suggested to me, may be explained by the discovery of Professors Liveing and Dewar, that hydrogen has at very high temperatures a very strong affinity for certain metals, notably magnesium, forming extremely stable compounds therewith.

Publisher

The Royal Society

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science

Cited by 16 articles. 订阅此论文施引文献 订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献

1. Diamond Synthesis at Low Pressure;Non-Classical Crystallization of Thin Films and Nanostructures in CVD and PVD Processes;2016

2. Apparatus;Handbook of Hydrothermal Technology;2013

3. Chapter References;Unlikely Victory: How General Electric Succeeded in the Chemical Industry;2010-08-30

4. Diamond, Synthetic;Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology;2009-04-17

5. La saga du diamant : de Moissan à nos jours;Annales Pharmaceutiques Françaises;2008-01

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3