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
Summary
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
