Handbook of Industrial Diamonds and Diamond Films

Examining both mined and synthetic diamonds and diamond films, this practical reference offers comprehensive coverage on the use of diamond as an engineering material, integrating—for the first time in a book of this kind—original research on the science, technology, and applications of diamond.

Preface
Contributors

Properties
Chapter 1 : Band Structure
Chapter 2 : Diamond Morphology
Chapter 3 : Mechanical Properties of Diamond, Diamond Films, Diamond-Like Carbon, and Like-Diamond Materials
Chapter 4 : Surface Properties of Diamond

Thermal Properties
Chapter 5 : Heat Capacity, Conductivity, and the Thermal Coefficient of Expansion
Chapter 6 : Thermal measurement Techniques
Chapter 7 : Optical Properties
Chapter 8 : Electrical and Electronic Properties

Characterization
Chapter 9 : Characterization Methods

Mined Diamond
Chapter 10 : Natural Diamond

Theory
Chapter 11 : Theory of Diamond Chemical Vapor Deposition

Modeling and Diagnostics of Plasma Reactors
Chapter 12 : Section 1 : Introduction
Chapter 13 : Section 2 : Basic Processes in Plasmas Under Conditions Typical for Diamond Deposition
Chapter 14 : Section 3 : Basic Processes : Plasma/Surface Interactions
Chapter 15 : Section 4 : The Boltzmann
Chapter 16 : Section 5 : Flow Modeling for a Plasma Assisted Diamond Deposition Reactor
Chapter 17 : Section 6 : Electromagnetic Field Modeling of Diamond CVD Reactors
Chapter 18 : Section 7 : Modeling of the Diffusional Transport of an H² Plasma Obtained Under Diamond Deposition Discharge Conditions
Chapter 19 : Section 7.2 : Spatially Resolved Spectroscopic Analysis of the Plasma

Methods of Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth
Chapter 20 : Hot-Filament CVD Methods
Chapter 21 : Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition of Diamond
Chapter 22 : Diamond CVD Using Radio-Frequency Plasmas
Chapter 23 : Arcjet Synthesis of Diamond
Chapter 24 : Low Temperature CVD

Structural Modification of Diamond
Chapter 25 : Nucleation and Epitaxy
Chapter 26 : Ion Implantation of Diamond and Diamond Films
Chapter 27 : Processing

Applications of Industrial Diamonds
Chapter 28 : Abrasive Applications of Diamond
Chapter 29 : Active Devices
Chapter 30 : Applications of Diamond in Computers
Chapter 31 : Diamond Vacuum Electronics
Chapter 32 : Special Applications
Chapter 33 : Cutting and Wear Applications

Economics
Chapter 34 : Economics and Commercialization

Index