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.
Note
Print version record.
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.
