Nanocrystalline diamond films properties

Gruen and co-workers[90] and Fausett et al. [81] also discussed about manufacturing smoother diamond films by modifying the growth conditions, but these films usually contain nondiamond intergranular phases. They found that nanocrystalline diamond films produced from CgolAr gas mixtures demonstrated basic electrochemical properties that were similar to... 

Palnitkar UA, et al. Adhesion properties of nitrogen ion implanted nltra-nanocrystalline diamond films on sihcon substrate. Diamond Relat Mater 2008. 

Gajewski W, Achatz P, Williams OA, Haenen K, Bustarret E, Stutzmann M, Garrido JA (2009) Electronic and Optical Properties of Boron-Doped Nanocrystalline Diamond Films. J. phys. rev. B 79 045206. 

B. Fausett, M. C. Granger, M.L. Hupert, J. Wang, G. M. Swain, D. M. Gruen, The electrochemical properties of nanocrystalline diamond thin-films deposited from C60/Argon and Methane/Nitrogen gas mixtures, Electroanal., vol. 12, pp. 7-15, 2000. 

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... 

Fries MD, Vohra YK. Properties of nanocrystalline diamond thin films grown by MPCVD for biomedical implant purposes. Diam Relat Mater 2004 13 1740-3. 

V. BASIC ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MICROCRYSTALLINE AND NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND THIN FILM ELECTRODES... 

GPa and from 70 to 30 GPa, respectively. The hardness values obtained for the diamond/p-SiC composite fdms at lower and moderate TMS flow rates can be directly related to the high density of the interfaces or grain boundaries present in the fdms owing to the nanocrystallinity of both the phases. Frictional and mechanical properties of the diamond/p-SiC nanocomposite fdms clearly indicate that p-SiC volume fraction can be considered as an important compositional factor to determine any physical properties of the nanocomposite film system. 

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