Superhard composites of cubic silicon nitride and diamond - Wang, Wendan; He, Duanwei; Tang, Mingjun; Li, Fengjiao; Liu, Lei; Bi, Yan (Diamond and related materials, 2012)
Keywords: Atomic structure; Carbon; Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Cubic silicon nitride; Exact sciences and technology; Fullerenes and related materials; diamonds, graphite; Hardness; High pressure; Materials science; Mechanical and acoustical properties; Nanocrystalline materials; Nanocrystals; Nanodiamond; Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization; Optical microscopes; Physical properties of thin films, nonelectronic; Physics; Scanning electron microscopy; Silicon nitride; Sintering; Specific materials; Structure and morphology; thickness; Surfaces and interfaces; thin films and whiskers (structure and nonelectronic properties); Thin film structure and morphology; Cubic silicon nitride; Nanodiamond; High pressure; Cubic lattices; Vickers hardness; Synthetic diamond; XRD; Nanostructures; Optical microscopy; Hexagonal crystals; Hardness testing; Carbon nitrides; Silicon; Nanocrystal; Scanning electron microscopy; Reaction product; Silicon nitride; Mechanical properties; Carbon; Polycrystalline diamond; Composite materials; Transmission electron microscopy; Spinels; Sintering; Graphite; Nanostructured materials