A research team, headed by Professor Chen Yabin from the Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), in close partnership with Professor Zhang Jianguo's group from the National Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Safety Protection, has recently made a significant leap forward in the controllable synthesis of two-dimensional diamond under extreme conditions. Through their study, they successfully fabricated two-dimensional ultrathin diamonds with precisely controllable thickness and stable structures by employing few-layer graphene under high-temperature and high-pressure environments. Additionally, they delved into the fundamental mechanisms driving the structural transformation. The relevant research findings have been published in Nature Communications.
