The 8H diamond synthesized by X-ray radiation has a hexagonal unit cell ‘P63/mmc (#194)’ with 16 carbon atoms in the unit cell and can be described as 75% cubic diamond (3C) and 25% lonsdaleite (2H). The stability of 8H diamond is confirmed by first-principles calculations.
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