[01] Li Li, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, Hebei, China.

The valence electron structures of diamond, graphite and their common crystal planes at super high temperature and pressure (3000 K and 10 GPa) were calculated by the experimental electron theory of solid and molecule (EET).The electron density continuity of interfaces between diamond and graphite was analysed. It was found that the electron densities were continuous, which satisfies the boundary conditions of diamond crystal growth. The calculation method and theory involved in this paper provides the research of diamond crystal growth a new perspective.

Diamond, Graphite, Valence Electron Structure, Electron Density, Interface

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