Field-assisted thermal bonding

In addition to C onions, C atoms condense into various kinds of chemically bonded forms, and they are known to have excellent physical properties depending on the bonding nature. This means that research and applications not only in the materials science but also in other scientific fields are expected. At JAERI, the optimum growth conditions have been successfully obtained for the preparation of high-quality Cgo, diamondlike carbon, and nanocrystalline diamond by means of ion-beam-assisted deposition [80-82]. The susceptibility of Ni/Cgo thin films to thermal treatment, the formation of nanocrystalline diamond and nanotubes due to codeposition of Co and Ceo, and the surface modification of glassy... 

Introduction. The brief review given above indicates that MAH reactions in general, and assisted homolysis of C-H bonds in particular, can no longer be regarded terra incognita. Yet, few systems are well understood or have mechanisms that are known with certainty. Our love affair with this field began some twenty years ago with studies of the thermal polymerization of styrene. 

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