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There is a growing body of peer-reviewed theoretical work on synthesizing diamond by mechanically removing / adding hydrogen atoms and depositing carbon atoms Theoretical Analysis of Diamond Mechanosynthesis.

Part I.

Stability of C < sub > 2 </ sub > Mediated Growth of Nanocrystalline Diamond C ( 110 ) Surface.

Peng, Freitas and Merkle.

J. Comput.

Theor.

Nanosci.

Vol.

1, pages 62-70, 2004 .</ ref >< ref > Theoretical Analysis of Diamond Mechanosynthesis.

Part II.

C < sub > 2 </ sub > Mediated Growth of Diamond C ( 110 ) Surface via Si / Ge-Triadamantane Dimer Placement Tools.

Mann, Peng, Freitas and Merkle.

J. Comput.

Theor.

Nanosci.

Vol.

1, pages 71-80, 2004 .</ ref >< ref > Theoretical Analysis of Diamond Mechanosynthesis.

Part III.

Positional C < sub > 2 </ sub > Deposition on Diamond C ( 110 ) Surface using Si / Ge / Sn-based Dimer Placement Tools.

Peng, Freitas, Merkle, Von Ehr, Randall and Skidmore.

J. Comput.

Theor.

Nanosci.

Vol.

3, pages 28-41, 2006 .</ ref >< ref > Ge-Substituted Polymantane-Based C < sub > 2 </ sub > Dimer Placement Tooltip Motifs for Diamond Mechanosynthesis.