Technical Corner RSS feed for this section

Type IIa Diamond Anvil FTIR Selection

Diamonds are categorized by the presence of nitrogen in their crystal structure. Type I diamonds have nitrogen and are the most common diamonds, whereas type II diamonds have no detectable nitrogen in their crystal structure. Type I diamonds are further classified according to the aggregation state of the nitrogen in the crystal structure. Thus, type […]

Continue Reading

Extra facets on diamond anvils can occur

When polishing natural diamond anvils, we are sometimes confronted with minor naturals or naives around the girdle of the diamond anvil during the finish polishing step. In order to clean the natural surfaces from any such defects, we must polish a small extra facet on these naturals or naives. This additional facet can be at […]

Continue Reading

Gas Membrane Upgrading Kit for Almax PlateDAC

We are proud to introduce a gas membrane upgrading kit for both Almax PlateDAC and Diacell Bragg-Xvue. The kit includes a gas membrane and the necessary tools to convert these DACs from screw-driven to gas membrane driven. A gas membrane controller is required and one can be found at www.easyLab.com under GM Control. Download the […]

Continue Reading

Moissanite, cubic zirconia and sapphire as alternatives to diamond in high pressure anvil cells

The most common gems used as alternatives to diamonds in high pressure anvil cells are moissanite, cubic zirconia and sapphire. These gems are useful in situations where diamonds cannot really be used. For example, it is difficult to study the compressional behaviour of diamond itself in diamond anvil cells, since the signal from the anvils […]

Continue Reading