In this study the authors make use of laser heating of HTHP industrial diamond, as well as the optically measured temperature profile of the diamond surface, to study temperature induced changes to the diamond structure, both chemically and mechanically, in the absence of mechanical forces.
Reference:
Masina, BN, Forbes, A, Ndwandwe, OM et al. 2010. Thermally induced defects in industrial diamond. 3rd South African conference on photonic materials. Mabula Lodge, Limpopo, 23-27 March 2009, pp 1
Masina, B. N., Forbes, A., Ndwandwe, O., Hearne, G., & Mwakikunga, B. W. (2009). Thermally induced defects in industrial diamond. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4662
Masina, Bathusile N, A Forbes, OM Ndwandwe, G Hearne, and Bonex W Mwakikunga. "Thermally induced defects in industrial diamond." (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4662
Masina BN, Forbes A, Ndwandwe O, Hearne G, Mwakikunga BW, Thermally induced defects in industrial diamond; 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4662 .