• Amorphous carbon is free, reactive carbon that has no crystalline structure. Amorphous carbon materials may be stabilized by terminating dangling-π bonds...
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    Diamond-like carbon (DLC) is a class of amorphous carbon material that displays some of the typical properties of diamond. DLC is usually applied as coatings...
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    entirely amorphous carbon can be produced, most amorphous carbon contains microscopic crystals of graphite-like, or even diamond-like carbon. Coal and...
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    of carbon can bond together in diverse ways, resulting in various allotropes of carbon. Well-known allotropes include graphite, diamond, amorphous carbon...
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    form of transparent amorphous carbon has a Vickers hardness of 113 GPa. This heat-treated fullerene is currently the hardest amorphous material. Cubic boron...
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    that glassy carbon should not be confused with amorphous carbon. This from IUPAC: "Glass-like carbon cannot be described as amorphous carbon because it...
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    form of polycrystalline diamond consisting of diamond, graphite, and amorphous carbon, with minor crystalline precipitates filling pores and occasional reduced...
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    this is relatively rare. Amorphous carbon is a third allotrope of carbon; it is a component of soot. Another allotrope of carbon is a fullerene, which has...
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    the number of known allotropes of carbon, which had previously been limited to graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon such as soot and charcoal. They have...
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    Amorphous alloys of silicon and carbon (amorphous silicon carbide, also hydrogenated, a-Si1−xCx:H) are an interesting variant. Introduction of carbon...
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