On the cluster mechanism of diamond synthesis from different solid carbon forms

The cluster mechanism of diamond synthesis has been proposed. The mechanism is based on the concept of vibrational interactions between objects with the anomalously high Debye temperature. The estimates obtained for the crystal sizes are in good agreement with the experimental data on the dynamic and static syntheses of diamonds from different solid carbon forms such as organic materials, nanodiamonds, fullerite, graphite, and nanotubes.