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Ultrananocrystalline diamond : synthesis, properties and applications /
Ultrananocrystalline Diamond: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications is a unique practical reference handbook. Written by the leading experts worldwide it introduces the science of UNCD for both the R & D community and applications developers using UNCD in a diverse range of applications from m...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
William Andrew,
2012.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Micro & nano technologies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Ultrananocrystalline Diamond; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Advances in Synthesis and Processing; 1 Stability of Diamond at the Nanoscale; 1.1 Introduction: phase stability of carbon; 1.2 Nanocarbon phase diagrams; 1.3 Structure, stability, and morphology; 1.3.1 Computational modeling of diamond nanoparticles; 1.3.2 Theoretical modeling of nanocarbon particles; 1.3.3 Coexistence of nanocarbon particles; 1.4 Stability in response to external stimuli; 1.4.1 Annealing and thermal activation; 1.4.2 Pressure- and irradiation-induced transformations.
- 1.4.3 Stability under induced anionic and cationic charge1.5 Surface passivation and functionalization; 1.5.1 Passivation and functionalization in oxygen-rich environments; 1.5.2 Passivation and functionalization in nitrogen-rich environments; 1.6 Impurities, dopants, and functional defects; 1.6.1 Intrinsic defects; 1.6.2 Incidental impurities; 1.6.3 Deliberate dopants; 1.6.4 Optical centers and functional defects; 1.7 Stability of quasi-1D nanocarbon; 1.7.1 Morphology of diamond nanorods and nanowires; 1.7.2 Hybrid 1D structures; 1.8 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References.
- 2 Advances in Plasma Synthesis of UNCD Films2.1 Introduction and historical development of UNCD films; 2.2 UNCD growth: theory, modeling, and diagnostics; 2.2.1 Plasma discharge region; 2.2.2 Species arriving at the growth surface; 2.2.3 Growth at the surface: high renucleation rate for UNCD; 2.3 Scaling up the MPACVD process: large-area UNCD synthesis using a floating substrate holder; 2.3.1 Background; 2.3.2 Experimental description and methodologies; 2.3.3 Reactor operating road maps; 2.3.4 Experimental procedures and results; 2.4 Hot-filament CVD UNCD synthesis.
- 2.4.1 First report and principle of HFCVD diamond synthesis2.4.2 Scaling and current reactor technology; 2.4.3 Nanocrystalline diamond versus UNCD; 2.4.4 HFCVD (U)NCD synthesis; 2.5 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Theoretical Studies of UNCD Properties; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Computational methodologies; 3.2.1 Classical MD simulations; 3.2.2 DFTB calculations; 3.3 Bulk properties of UNCD; 3.3.1 UNCD model generation; 3.3.2 Structure of GBs; 3.3.3 Vibrational spectra; 3.3.4 Specific heat and Debye temperature; 3.3.5 Thermal stability and the effect of annealing on sp2/sp3 composition.
- 3.4 Surface properties: CNT-diamond hybrid nanomaterials3.5 Concluding remarks; Acknowledgment; References; 4 n-Type Nanocrystalline Diamond Films: Synthesis, Structure, Composition, Properties, and Applications; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 n-type (nitrogen) carbon materials; 4.3 Synthesis of n-type NCD films; 4.3.1 Synthesis and growth mechanism; 4.4 Structural and compositional analysis of n-type NCD/UNCD; 4.5 Physical and chemical properties of n-type NCD/UNCD; 4.5.1 Electronic properties (transport, FE, and thermal conductivity); Transport properties; Electron field emission.