Q-carbon

English Etymology The "Q" comes from en quenched, due to the method of creating Q-carbon, by melting a layer of amorphous carbon atop an appropriate substrate and quickly cooling (quenching) it. Noun - en chemistry An allotrope of carbon that is superhard, ferromagnetic and electroconductive. en December 2, 2015 International Business Times AU Newly discovered type of solid carbon creates diamond at room temperature ittorio Hernandez Using laser beams similar to what doctors use for laser eye procedures, the researchers raised and rapidly cooled the temperature of the amorphous carbon, leading to the discovery of the Q-carbon that has a molecular structure stronger than a common crystal. en December 11, 2015 Extreme Tech Q-carbon is harder than diamond, incredibly simple to make Graham Templeton Q-carbon is ferromagnetic, something no other phase of carbon is known to be, and it even glows when exposed to energy. But, exciting as these things are, the most proximate application for Q-carbon is in back-conversion to more natural carbon crystals: With a simple melting process, Q-carbon can be turned to diamond under forgiving conditions. en July 25, 2017 Next Big Future New analysis suggests there is five times more water in earth's mantle than in old theory Brian Wang To make the boron-doped Q-carbon, the researchers coat a substrate with a mixture of amorphous carbon and boron. Coordinate terms en amorphous carbon en diamond en carbon nanotube en fullerene en graphene en graphite