Ultrananocrystalline diamond : synthesis, properties, and applications

• Other Authors: Shenderova, Olga A., Gruen, Dieter M.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Norwich, N.Y. : William Andrew Pub., ©2006.
• Series: Materials science and process technology series.
• Subjects: Nanodiamonds > Synthesis.; Nanodiamonds > Analysis.; Diamond powder > Industrial applications.; Diamond thin films > Industrial applications.; Diamond smuggling > Industrial applications.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781601191168; 1601191162; 9780815515241; 0815515243; 9780815519423; 0815519427
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 600 pages) : illustrations

A unique practical reference handbook that joins the basic science of nanoscale carbon structures, particularly its diamond phase, with detailed information on nanodiamond synthesis, properties, and applications.

Table of Contents:

• Part 1. Overview: Naturally Occurring UNCD and Laboratory Synthesis
• Carbon Family at the Nanoscale
• Extraterrestrial Nanodiamonds in the Cosmos
• Types of Nanocrystalline Diamond
• Part 2. Stability of Nanodiamond
• Stability of Nanodiamond
• Part 3. Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films and Related Materials
• Electron Transport and the Potential of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond as a Thermoelectric Material
• Plasma Assisted Synthesis: Plasma Experimental Diagnostics and Modeling
• Nanodiamond Deposition from Energetic Species: Characterization and Formation Mechanism
• Theoretical Studies of UNCD Synthesis
• Mechanical and Tribological Properties and MEMS Fabrication
• Part 4. UNCD Particles of Detonation Origin
• History of UDD
• Synthesis and Post-Synthesis Treatment of Detonation Nanodiamond
• Characterization and Physical Properties of UNCD Particles
• Diamond Phase Transitions at Nanoscale
• Applications of Detonation Nanodiamond
• Nanodiamond: Designing the Bio-Platform
• History of Russian Patents on Detonation Nanodiamonds.