Not all lab-grown diamonds are CVD.
Lab-grown diamonds can be produced using two primary methods: Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) and High-Pressure High Temperature (HPHT).
5 Key Facts You Need to Know
1. Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Method
The CVD method involves growing diamonds from a hydrocarbon gas mixture at moderate temperatures (700°C to 1300°C) and lower pressures.
In this process, carbon-containing gas is pumped into a vacuum chamber and deposits onto a diamond seed, crystallizing as a lab-grown diamond.
The size of the diamond depends on the growth time.
CVD is considered less costly and more efficient than HPHT as it requires less energy.
2. High-Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) Method
The HPHT method replicates the high pressure and high temperature conditions found in the Earth's mantle where mined diamonds are formed.
This process requires extreme conditions, about 1500°C and approximately 1.5 million pounds of pressure per square inch.
General Electric developed the first lab-grown diamond using this method in 1955.
3. Other Methods of Lab-Grown Diamond Production
In addition to these two main methods, lab-grown diamonds can also be produced through the detonation of explosives.
This method forms diamond nanocrystals measuring up to 5 nm in diameter, known as detonation nanodiamonds.
However, this method is not as common as CVD and HPHT.
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