| 摘要 |
A reaction vessel for use in producing large diamond crystals of good quality and yield includes a reaction volume and a reaction mass located in the volume. The reaction mass comprises a plurality of seed particles (24) located in or on a surface (26) in the reaction volume and a carbon source (22) separated from the seed particles (24) by a mass of metallic catalyst/solvent (20) for diamond synthesis. The mass (20) comprises alternating layers (30, 32) of carbon-rich and carbon-lean metallic catalyst/solvent which lie parallel or substantially parallel to the surface (26). There is also provided a mass (18) of alternating layers (30, 32) of carbon-rich and carbon-lean metallic catalyst/solvent. <IMAGE> |
