Novel Aspects of Diamond: From Growth to Applications (Topics in Applied Physics, 121)

This book is in honor of the contribution of Professor Xin Jiang (Institute of Materials Engineering, University of Siegen, Germany) to diamond. The objective of this book is to familiarize readers with the scientific and engineering aspects of CVD diamond films and to provide experienced researchers, scientists, and engineers in academia and industry with the latest developments and achievements in this rapidly growing field. This 2nd edition consists of 14 chapters, providing an updated, systematic review of diamond research, ranging from its growth, and properties up to applications. The growth of single-crystalline and doped diamond films is included. The physical, chemical, and engineering properties of these films and diamond nanoparticles are discussed from theoretical and experimental aspects. The applications of various diamond films and nanoparticles in the fields of chemistry, biology, medicine, physics, and engineering are presented. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxv Homoepitaxial Diamond Growth by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (Norio Tokuda)....Pages 1-29 The Effect of Dopants on Diamond Surface Properties and Growth (Karin Larsson)....Pages 31-52 Chemical Mechanical Polishing of Nanocrystalline Diamond (Soumen Mandal, Evan L. H. Thomas, Jessica M. Werrell, Georgina M. Klemencic, Johnathan Ash, Emmanuel B. Brousseau et al.)....Pages 53-89 Single Crystal Diamond Micromechanical and Nanomechanical Resonators (Meiyong Liao, Yasuo Koide, Liwen Sang)....Pages 91-121 Nitrogen Incorporated (Ultra)Nanocrystalline Diamond Films for Field Electron Emission Applications (Kamatchi Jothiramalingam Sankaran, Ken Haenen)....Pages 123-171 Trends of Organic Electrosynthesis by Using Boron-Doped Diamond Electrodes (Carlos A. Martínez-Huitle, Siegfried R. Waldvogel)....Pages 173-197 Diamond Films as Support for Electrochemical Systems for Energy Conversion and Storage (Patricia Rachel Fernandes da Costa, Elisama Vieira dos Santos, Djalma Ribeiro da Silva, Soliu Oladejo Ganiyu, Carlos A. Martínez-Huitle)....Pages 199-222 Diamond Electrochemical Devices (Nianjun Yang)....Pages 223-256 Nanoparticle-Based Diamond Electrodes (Mailis M. Lounasvuori, Geoffrey W. Nelson, John S. Foord)....Pages 257-312 Diamond Nanowires: Theoretical Simulation and Experiments (Yuan Yu, Jinfang Zhi)....Pages 313-362 Spectroscopy of Nanodiamond Surface: Investigation and Applications ( Ashek-I-Ahmed, Elena V. Perevedentseva, Artashes Karmenyan, Chia-Liang Cheng)....Pages 363-413 Surface Modifications of Nanodiamonds and Current Issues for Their Biomedical Applications (J. C. Arnault)....Pages 415-460 Surface-Modification of Nanodiamond by Amphiphilic Materials: Formation of Single Particle Layer and Polymer-Based Nanocomposite (Takeru Yunoki, Atsuhiro Fujimori)....Pages 461-475 Electrochemical Applications of Conductive Diamond Powders (Takeshi Kondo)....Pages 477-496 Back Matter ....Pages 497-507