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Liquid carbon formed using a high-energy laser

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Using pulses of an ultrabright X-ray free-electron laser, the structure of liquid carbon was determined at pressures exceeding one million atmospheres and temperatures of around 7,000 kelvin. This approach revealed a complex fluid with a water-like structure and an average of four neighbouring atoms around each central carbon atom. The ‘melting line’ of diamond has been mapped by heating sample to about 7,000 kelvin.

Source: Nature

DOI: 10.1038/d41586-025-01782-w

Language: English

Topic: High-pressure geophysics and materials

Subfield: Geophysics

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $12,690

OpenAlex ID: W4411211447

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