A hunt for ultrahard materials

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent advances in the search for novel superhard and ultrahard materials through theoretical predictions and high-pressure synthesis techniques.

Contribution

It provides a concise overview of recent progress in discovering ultrahard materials using various experimental and computational methods.

Findings

Identification of promising ultrahard materials

Advances in high-pressure synthesis techniques

Theoretical predictions guiding experimental discovery

Abstract

Recent results on search (theoretical prediction, high-pressure synthesis, etc.) for novel superhard and ultrahard materials are briefly reviewed.