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Nano-sclerometry measurements of superhard materials and diamond hardness using scanning force microscope with the ultrahard fullerite C60 tip

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The new procedure for the hardness measurements of superhard materials including diamond using the scanning force microscope with the ultrahard fullerite C60 tip was developed. It is shown that diamond is plastically deformed under the indentation by the ultrahard fullerite indenter at room temperature. Now the correct measurements of diamond hardness have become possible. The hardness values measured are 137 ± 6 and 167 ± 5 GPa for the diamond faces (100) and (111), respectively.

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  1. Research Center for Superhard Materials, Troitsk, Moscow reg., 142092, Russia

    V. Blank & M. Popov

  2. Institute of Spectroscopy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Troitsk, Moscow reg., 142092, Russia

    V. Blank, M. Popov & N. Lvova

  3. High Technology Electronics, Zelenograd, Moscow K-681, P.O. Box 6, 103681, Russia

    K. Gogolinsky

  4. Moscow Physical Engineering Institute, Moscow, 115409, Russia

    V. Reshetov

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Blank, V., Popov, M., Lvova, N. et al. Nano-sclerometry measurements of superhard materials and diamond hardness using scanning force microscope with the ultrahard fullerite C60 tip. Journal of Materials Research 12, 3109–3114 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1997.0406

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