Neutron activated and laser stimulated chemical luminescence and condensation for the mass production of diamond, carbon nanotube and other carbonaceous articles

摘要

An apparatus for selective and massive synthesis of carbonaceous articles includes a chamber having at least one carbon and metal source, heating element, exciting laser, oscillator cavity, stimulating laser, magnet, pressure generator, and polarized neutron source. In operation, carbon precursors and possibly metal catalysts are heated and contacted with exciting laser, stimulating laser, neutron beam and pressure source while being confined within the laser cavity under the influence of the magnetic field. The resulting conditions cause efficient excitation, spin dynamics population inversion of carbon intermediates for efficient stimulated selective chemical condensation of diamond, CNT and other carbonaceous articles. The magnet, catalyst, pressure, polarized/unpolarized neutrons and polarized/unpolarized x-ray facilitate population inversion about desirable high spin carbon states. The pumping and stimulating lasers include but are not limited to x-ray, free electron, YAG systems.