Simulated Pressure-temperature Carbon Structure Map obtained through uniaxial compression of Bulk C60. (15th January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhao, Yifan; Qian, Cheng; Gladkikh, Vladislav; Ding, Feng
• Is Part Of: Carbon. Volume 202(2023)Part 1
• Page Start: 554
• Page End: 560
• Publication Date: 2023-01-15
• Subjects: Fullerene -- Evolution diagram -- Machine learning force field -- Functional carbon materials; Carbon -- Periodicals; Carbone -- Périodiques; Koolstof; Toepassingen; Electronic journals; 546.681
• DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.11.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0008-6223

Abstract

Abstract: Although the transformation from fullerene bulk into various functional carbon materials at high temperature and high pressure (HTHP) has been extensively explored experimentally, the understanding of the mechanism of structural transformations at atomic scale is still very poor. Based on the recently developed highly-accurate machine learning force field (MLFF), GAP-20, we performed a systematic study on the phase transformations of carbon structures. Various derived structures, such as C60 foams, sp 2, sp 3, and mixed sp 2 - sp 3 amorphous carbon materials are formed at temperatures below 2500 K, while graphitic carbon, nano-graphitic carbon and diamond are formed at higher temperatures. These materials exhibit excellent mechanical properties and can be used for various applications. The activation energy of the transformation from amorphous carbon to diamond is found to be 2.42 eV, which explains the high stability of sp 3 amorphous carbon materials observed recently [Nature, 2021, 599:599; Nature, 2021, 599:605]. The theoretical diagram obtained in this study provides a guidance for experimental synthesis of various functional carbon materials. Graphical abstract: Image 1 Highlights: The transformation of C60 under HTHP is summarized. The activation energy of the transformation from amorphous carbon to diamond is 2.42 eV. The mechanical properties of varies functional carbon materials are explored.