Structural evolution of a graphite–diamond mixture during ball milling

Organic building blocks at inorganic nanomaterial interfaces

“…[174][175][176] These shells arise from the direct synthesis of NDs 177 or form during the ball-milling of bulk diamond, regardless of initial passivation. [174][175][176]178,179 Acid-or gas-etching techniques purify the NDs and remove the carbon shell, resulting in hydrogen or oxygen termination with anhydrides and carboxyl groups. 180,181 The deliberate hydrogenation or oxidation of oxygen-terminated surfaces requires thermal annealing, UV, or plasma treatments in the presence of the respective targeted atomic, molecular, or plasmonic atmosphere.…”

Sustainable Carbonaceous Biofiller from Miscanthus: Size Reduction, Characterization, and Potential Bio-composites Applications

“…Part of the high energy generated during ball milling dissipates as heat, which causes significant temperature rises. It has been found that ball milling can quickly destroy the crystalline structures of crystallized carbon to yield amorphous carbon (Li and Zhou 2010;Moshtaghioun et al 2013). The process also causes the amorphous carbon to become volatile, leading to an increased concentration of inorganic components left in the samples.…”

Humidity-dependent lubrication of highly loaded contacts by graphite and a structural transition to turbostratic carbon

“…The transformation of graphite to t-C has been reported previously 28 – 30 but only during milling of graphite, where more severe conditions prevail. Thus, our research shows for the first time that sliding triggers t-C formation.…”