Advanced Diamond Material Laboratory

Our research focuses on the synthesis, properties and applications of advanced diamond and related materials.

Selected Publications

1. Y. F. Meng, C. S. Yan, S. Krasnicki, Q. Liang, J. Lai, H. Shu, T. Yu, A. Steele, H. K. Mao, and R. J. Hemley. High optical quality multicarat single crystal diamond produced by chemical vapor deposition. Phys. Stat. Sol. A, 209 (1), 101-104 (2012).

2. Y. F. Meng, C. S. Yan, J. Lai, S. Krasnicki, H. Shu, T. Yu, Q. Liang, H. K. Mao, and R. J. Hemley. Enhanced optical properties of chemical vapor deposited single crystal diamond by low-pressure/high-temperature annealing. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 105 (46), 17620-17625 (2008).

3. Y. F. Meng, C. S. Yan, Q. Liang, S. Krasnicki, J. Lai, H. Shu, K. W. Hemawan, H. K. Mao, and R. J. Hemley. Spectroscopic characterization of ultra-high purity single crystal CVD diamond. submitted.

4. Q. Liang, Y. F. Meng, C. S. Yan, S. Krasnicki, J. Lai, K. Hemawan, H. Shu, D. Popov, T. Yu, W. Yang, H. K. Mao, and R. J. Hemley. Developments in synthesis, characterizations, and applications of large, high-quality CVD single crystal diamond. Journal of Superhard Materials, 35, 195-213 (2013).

5. S. Wang, Y. F. Meng, N. Ando, M. Tate, S. Krasnicki, C. S. Yan, Q. Liang, J. Lai, H. K. Mao, S. M. Gruner and R. J. Hemley. Single-crystal CVD diamonds as small-angle X-ray scattering windows for high pressure research. J. Appl. Cryst., 45, 453-457 (2012).

6. Q. Liang, C. S. Yan, Y. F. Meng, J. Lai, S. Krasnicki, H. K. Mao, and R. J. Hemley. Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of CVD Single-crystal Diamond. J. Phys. Cond. Matt., 21, 364215 (2009).

7. C. S. Zha, S. Krasnicki, Y. F. Meng, C. S. Yan, J. Lai, Q. Liang, H. K. Mao, and R. J. Hemley. Composite chemical vapor deposition diamond anvils for high-pressure/high-temperature experiments. High Press. Res., 29 (2), 317-324 (2009).

8. Q. Liang, C. S. Yan, Y. F. Meng, J. Lai, S. Krasnicki, H. K. Mao, and R. J. Hemley. Recent advances in high-growth rate single-crystal CVD diamond. Diamond Relat. Mater., 18, 698-703 (2009).

9. Q. Liang, C. S. Yan, J. Lai, Y. F. Meng, S. Krasnicki, H. Shu, H. K. Mao, and R. J. Hemley. Large area single crystal diamond synthesis by 915MHz microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition reactor. Crystal Growth & Design, 14, 3234-3238 (2014).

10. M. W. Doherty, V. V. Struzhkin, D. A. Simpson, L. P. McGuinness, Y. F. Meng, A. Stacey, T. Karle, R. J. Hemley, N. B. Manson, L. C. L. Hollenberg, and S. Prawer. Electronic properties and metrology applications of the diamond NV^- center under pressure. Phys. Rev. Lett., 112, 047601 (2014).

11. K. W. Hemawan, C. S. Yan, Q. Liang, J. Lai, Y. F. Meng, S. Krasnicki, H. K. Mao, and R. J. Hemley. Hot spot formation in microwave plasma CVD diamond synthesis. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. , 39 (11), 2790-2791 (2011).

12. Y. J. Wang, L. J. Wang, H. Y. Zheng,* Kuo Li,* M. Andrzejewski, T. Hattori, A. Sano-Furukawa, A. Katrusiak, Y. F. Meng, F. H. Liao, F. Hong, and  H. K. Mao. Phase transitions and polymerization of C₆H₆−C₆F₆ cocrystal under extreme conditions. J. Phys. Chem. C, 120 (51), 29510-29519 (2016).