Diamond can be melted into a liquid phase under specific high pressure and temperature conditions
Diamond melts into a liquid carbon phase under specific high-pressure and high-temperature conditions near the carbon triple point, as supported by thermodynamic and molecular simulation studies.
The claim states that diamond can be melted into a liquid phase under specific high pressure and temperature conditions. Papers [0] and [11] discuss the carbon phase diagram, the graphite-diamond-liquid triple point, and melting/crystallization behavior of carbon, directly supporting the scientific consensus that liquid carbon exists at high pressures and temperatures. Therefore, the claim is supported.
G. Makov, E. Yahel. Liquid-liquid phase transformations and the shape of the melting curve. 2011. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3593441
Discusses the phase diagram of carbon and liquid-liquid phase transformations, implicitly referencing the melting behavior and triple point of carbon.
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Donadio D, Berrens ML, Zhao W, Chen S, Li T. Metastability and Ostwald step rule in the crystallisation of diamond and graphite from molten carbon.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61674-5
Investigates the crystallization and melting mechanisms of diamond and graphite from molten carbon near the triple point using molecular simulations and phase diagrams.
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