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. 2012 Jun 28;2:471. doi: 10.1038/srep00471

Figure 2. Snapshots from a representative trajectory illustrating the evolution of the graphite to cubic diamond transition regime.

Figure 2

The mobility of graphene layers during the reconstruction creates (d)–(f) an inset of 5- and 7-membered rings (dotted circle) within a 6-membered rings network. This inset interfaces well with cubic diamond and represents the seed of the metastable phase resulting from the cold compression of graphite.