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Showing papers in "Diamond and Related Materials in 2006"


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TL;DR: In this article, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was carried out in the range of 400-4000 cm − 1 to study the attachment of the impurities on carbon nanotubes.

201 citations


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TL;DR: N nanometer-sized diamonds are functionalized and conjugated with protein lysozyme via physical adsorption and the process of creating functional groups on the nanodiamond surface is studied using Fourier Transform Infrared-spectroscopy (FTIR).

192 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, a single-crystal homoepitaxial diamond has been grown by chemical vapour deposition using a high-density microwave plasma and it has been shown that the growth rate can be increased by factors of up to 2.5 by adding small concentrations (2 to 10 ppm) of nitrogen to the gas phase.

184 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the growth and properties of ultrananocrystalline (UNCD) and nanocrystaline (NCD) diamond are compared and compared using optical emission spectroscopy and dual wavelength pyrometry.

182 citations


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Zhen Fan1, Jinhua Chen1, Mingyong Wang1, Kunzai Cui1, Haihui Zhou1, Yafei Kuang1 
TL;DR: In this article, the capacitance of manganese oxide/CNT composites was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge-discharge method in 1 M Na 2 SO 4 aqueous solutions.

146 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, four kinds of CNTs with different morphologies were produced by chemical vapour deposition method and their specific surface area, particle size distribution and functional groups on the surfaces were characterized.

144 citations


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Jie Li1, Chuanbao Cao1, Jianwei Hao1, Hailin Qiu1, Yajie Xu1, Hesun Zhu1 
TL;DR: In this article, three kinds of assembled one-dimensional carbon nitride architectures were realized in large scale by a simple solvothermal technique, and the electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) proved all these 1-D carbon-nitride nanostructures are consistent with the stoichiometry of CN.

136 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the diamond-like carbon-metal composite films exhibited passive behavior at open-circuit potentials and low corrosion rates were observed during testing in a phosphate-buffered saline electrolyte.

135 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the interface formation in infiltrated Al-based composites with high-volume fractions of monocrystalline synthetic diamond particles, and discussed the interface characteristics with respect to process conditions and Al matrix chemistry.

125 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors demonstrate the covalent immobilization of redox enzymes onto electrically conductive ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) thin films, which serve as a robust platform for a new class of bioinorganic interfaces and electrochemical biosensors.

109 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, a method of preparation for nanodiamond (ND) particulates produced by detonation synthesis in many nanotechnology applications was developed. But this method is not suitable for high power sonicator and multi-step ultracentrifugation.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported on the Raman and photoluminescence characterization of three-dimensional microstructures fabricated in single crystal diamond with a focused ion beam (FIB) assisted lift-off technique.

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TL;DR: In this article, a novel approach to detonation nanodiamond purification and surface functionalization using a high temperature treatment in hydrogen-(H2, NH3) and chlorine-containing (Cl2, CCl4) gaseous media was designed and tested.

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TL;DR: In this article, a model of CNTs formation and growth is proposed for spray pyrolysis of ferrocene/benzene, this mechanism consist of the formation of carbon/Fe nanoparticles during pyrolynsis in the gas phase, these nanoparticles reach the walls of substrate, and the nanoparticles attach to substrate surface or to the nanotubes.

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TL;DR: In this article, a-C:H films are applied to the inside wall of a standard polyethylene tereplithalate (PET) bottle to improve the packaging for beer, juice and carbonated soft drinks.

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TL;DR: In this paper, photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS and UPS) results at the moderately doped polycrystalline diamond surface are reported, depending on hydrogenation or dehydrogenation treatments.

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TL;DR: In this article, a two-dimensional wall-like carbon nanostructure, carbon nanowalls, has been synthesized by microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) method from a gas mixture of C2H2 and NH3.

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TL;DR: In this article, the effects of nanoparticles on the heat transfer of fluids and polymer solids were examined using particle size distributions and liquid viscosities; heat transfer properties were qualitatively compared via an ad-hoc thermal transport test setup.

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TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed composition map has been developed for the type of films deposited in the Ar/CH4/H2 system, and a 2D model of a microwave CVD system has also been developed which gives the gas phase composition for the various Ar-rich gas mixtures.

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TL;DR: In this article, the electrical properties of the nanofibers were examined as a function of the filler concentration and the results showed that the I-V properties improved with increasing filler concentration.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors quantified the degree of spin polarisation in the nitrogen-vacancy (N-V) colour centre in diamond using EPR spectroscopy at low temperature with laser illumination of the sample.

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TL;DR: In this paper, NCD deposition was performed by hot-filament chemical vapour method (HFCVD) using Ar/H2/CH4 gas mixtures and tribological assessment of homologous pairs of NCD films was accomplished using reciprocating ball-on-flat tests using NCD coated Si3N4 plates and balls.

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TL;DR: Fluorine incorporated diamond-like carbon (F-DLC) films were deposited by RF magnetron sputtering method using a mixture of argon (Ar) and methane (CH4) and tetrafluoromethane (CF4) gases and a graphite target as discussed by the authors.

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TL;DR: In this paper, a diamond microelectrode was formed by depositing a high quality, thin film of electrically conducting diamond on a sharpened 76 μm diam Pt wire.


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TL;DR: In this article, high-quality boron-doped homoepitaxial diamond (100) films were grown using high-power microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD).

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TL;DR: Progress in the development of diamond electrodes for the study of neurodynamics in an animal model, Aplysia californica is presented, providing a unique opportunity to integrate neural stimulation and sensing in the same implantable device.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the particle size in their co-deposition with nickel under the influence of the above redox-active surfactant and the mechanical property especially the micro-hardness and the abrasion wear of the composite coatings reinforced with various amount of the diamond particles was studied.

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TL;DR: In this paper, a semi-transparent tungsten carbide (WC) or hafnium nitride (HfN) Schottky contact and an annealed Ti/WC Ohmic contact on a boron-doped homoepitaxial p-type diamond layer were developed by fabricating a deep-ultraviolet photodetectors.

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TL;DR: A diamond vertical Schottky barrier diode (SBD) with none-pitaxial crystallites (NCs) exhibits high leakage current in both its forward and its reverse characteristics.