Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Synthetic diamond

Synthetic diamond

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/March 20, 2022 by Wehwalt (talk) 19:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC)



Synthetic diamond is diamond produced in a technological process. Claims of diamond synthesis were documented between 1879 and 1928 but none have been confirmed. In the 1940s, research began in the United States, Sweden, and the Soviet Union to grow a diamond using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and high-pressure high-temperature synthesis (HPHT) processes. The first reproducible synthesis was in 1953, and these processes still dominate the production of synthetic diamonds. Their properties depend on the manufacturing processes and the hardness, thermal conductivity, and electron mobility of some synthetic diamonds are superior to natural diamonds formed in geological processes. Synthetic diamond is used in abrasives, cutting and polishing tools, and in heat sinks. Electronic applications of synthetic diamond are being developed, including high-power switches at power stations, high-frequency field-effect transistors and light-emitting diodes. Both CVD and HPHT diamonds can be cut into gems of various colors.
 * Most recent similar article(s): WP:GEM's last TFA was Yogo sapphire in 2012. WP:CHEM's last FA was Discovery of nuclear fission on June 22, 2021.
 * Main editors: Nominator:
 * Promoted: Oct 2009, FAR April 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: Gems and chemistry-related topics have been underrepresented at TFA. This article went through an FAR about two years ago, so it should be ready to run again. This would be a TFA re-run, as it ran on Oct. 20, 2009. Blurb and image are from the last TFA run and might need to be updated.
 * Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 19:16, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Support. The blurb needs cutting down to 1,025 characters or fewer, including spaces. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:25, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm not an expert in this field, so I will let others edit this summary first. If no one edits in a week, I'll do it myself (and ping me if I forget) Z1720 (talk) 21:28, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I have a new appreciation for writing blurbs. My edits have the character count at exactly 1,025 (I think). Please take a look and comment if there are questions or concerns. Z1720 (talk) 18:44, 30 January 2022 (UTC)