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Lonsdaleite, also called hexagonal diamond, has been widely used as a marker of asteroidal impacts. It is thought to play a central role during the graphite-to-diamond transformation, and calculations suggest that it possesses mechanical properties superior to diamond. However, despite extensive efforts, lonsdaleite has never been produced or described as a separate, pure material. Here we show that defects in cubic diamond provide an explanation for the characteristic d-spacings and reflections reported for lonsdaleite. Ultrahigh-resolution electron microscope images demonstrate that samples displaying features attributed to lonsdaleite consist of cubic diamond dominated by extensive {113} twins and {111} stacking faults. These defects give rise to nanometre-scale structural complexity. Our findings question the existence of lonsdaleite and point to the need for re-evaluating the interpretations of many lonsdaleite-related fundamental and applied studies.
ContributorsNemeth, Peter (Author) / Garvie, Laurence (Author) / Aoki, Toshihiro (Author) / Dubrovinskaia, Natalia (Author) / Dubrovinsky, Leonid (Author) / Buseck, Peter (Author) / Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Contributor) / College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Contributor) / School of Earth and Space Exploration (Contributor) / Center for Meteorite Studies (Contributor) / Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering (Contributor) / LeRoy Eyring Center for Solid State Science (Contributor) / School of Molecular Sciences (Contributor)
Created2014-11-01