Packet 9: Tossup 9

A 2D analogue of this material proposed in 2009 by Chernozatonskii et al. is typically synthesized by high energy modification of FLG. “Ultradispersed” nanoparticles of this material form following a martensitic transformation in detonation synthesis. A characteristic zero-phonon emission (-5[1])and absorption line of 415 nanometers corresponds to this material’s “N3” defect. Argon gas is injected into a chamber of this material (10[1])in a series of techniques calibrated to the shifting fluorescence lines of ruby. The nature of nitrogen (10[2])bonding patterns (10[1])in this material differentiates (10[1])A, B, and C-type (10[2])color centers. (10[1])Three-dimensional (10[1]-5[1])boron (10[1])nitride is isostructural and (10[1])isoelectronic (10[2])to this material, (10[1])which can be (10[1])synthesized using the high pressure (-5[1])high (10[1])temperature method. For 10 points, (10[1])a network of sp3-carbons (10[1])makes up (-5[1])what hardest (10[1])mineral? (10[2])■END■ (10[3])

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