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8 12 10 DISCOVERYOF Q-PHASES ANDDIRECT CONVERSIONOF CARBON INTODIAMOND AND h-BN INTO c-BNJagdish Narayan, Anagh Bhaumik, and Roger Narayan
The discovery of new phases of carbon and direct
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