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Nanodiamonds as Small as 4 Nanometres Exhibit 30% Lower Stiffness Than Larger Diamonds
Researchers compressed individual diamonds between diamond-tipped cylinders and found that stiffness fell as diameters shrank from 12 to 4 nanometres. Computer simulations linked the change to a high ratio of surface atoms to core atoms and weak chemical bonds between the layers.