Q-carbon
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An allotrope of carbon that is superhard, ferromagnetic and electroconductive. uncountable
"Using laser beams similar to what doctors use for laser eye procedures, the researchers raised and rapidly cooled the temperature of the amorphous carbon, leading to the discovery of the Q-carbon that has a molecular structure stronger than a common crystal."
Example
More examples"Using laser beams similar to what doctors use for laser eye procedures, the researchers raised and rapidly cooled the temperature of the amorphous carbon, leading to the discovery of the Q-carbon that has a molecular structure stronger than a common crystal."
Etymology
The "Q" comes from quenched, due to the method of creating Q-carbon, by melting a layer of amorphous carbon atop an appropriate substrate and quickly cooling (quenching) it.
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