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← ScienceWhich risk escalates at bonded diamond interfaces during extreme pressure?
A)Graphitization via sp3 bond rearrangement✓
B)Increased quantum tunneling probability
C)Decreased electron-phonon coupling strength
D)Phonon scattering rate diminishing sharply
💡 Explanation
Localized stress at junctions causes graphitization because interfacial sp3 bonds convert into weaker sp2 π-bonds during mechanical compression. This graphitization, rather than altering quantum mechanics, therefore weakens rather than strengthened bonding.
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