Chapter 1 Diamondoid Hydrocarbons
Jacob Filik ..................................................... 1
1 Introduction ................................................. 3
2 An introduction to diamondoids ............................... 4
3 Higher diamondoids in oil .................................... 7
4 Properties of diamondoids ................................... 10
5 Conclusions ................................................. 21
References ..................................................... 22
Chapter 2 Carbon Nanotubes as Electron Sources
M. Mann, K.B.K. Teo, W.I. Milne ................................ 27
1 Introduction ................................................ 29
2 The field emission process .................................. 31
3 Carbon materials for field emission ......................... 33
4 Motivation for carbon nanotube emitters ..................... 36
5 Growth of carbon nanotubes .................................. 39
6 Field emission devices that utilize carbon nanotubes ........ 43
7 Summary ..................................................... 57
References ..................................................... 58
Chapter 3 Nanocrystalline Diamond Coatings for Advanced
Acoustic Devices
Oliver A. Williams ............................................. 65
1 Introduction ................................................ 67
2 Diamond acoustic devices .................................... 67
3 Thickness shear mode biosensors (QCM) ....................... 70
4 Towards the diamond TSM sensor .............................. 71
5 Experimental methods ........................................ 72
6 Results and discussion ...................................... 72
7 Conclusions ................................................. 78
References ..................................................... 79
Chapter 4 Deposition of Nanocrystalline Diamond by Аr/Н2/СН4
Microwave Discharges
F. Bénédic, K. Hassouni, G. Lombardi, F. Mohasseb, P. Bruno,
D. Monéger, A. Gicquel ......................................... 83
1 Introduction ................................................ 85
2 NCD deposition process ...................................... 86
3 NCD film characteristics .................................... 88
4 Moderate pressure Аr/СН4/Н2 plasma characteristics .......... 97
5 Summary and conclusion ..................................... 106
References .................................................... 108
Chapter 5 Growth, Properties and Application of Thick
Self-Standing MWCNT Blocks
Simone Musso, Stefano Bianco, Mauro Giorcelli, Micaela
Castellino, Gabriella Digregorio, Alberto Tagliaferro ......... 111
1 Introduction ............................................... 113
2 Thermal CVD growth of CNTs from solid precursors ........... 113
3 Characterization of MWCNTs structures ...................... 121
4 MWCNTs Purification and functionalization .................. 135
5 Summary .................................................... 138
Acknowledgements .............................................. 138
References .................................................... 139
Chapter 6 Chemical Vapour Deposition - A Route to
Microcrystalline, Nanocrystalline, Ultrananocrystalline and
Single Crystal Diamond Films
Paul W. May ................................................... 145
1 Introduction ............................................... 147
2 Microcrystalline diamond films ............................. 149
3 Single crystal diamond films ............................... 158
4 Nanocrystalline diamond films .............................. 162
5 Ultrananocrystalline diamond films ......................... 166
6 Conclusions ................................................ 169
7 Acknowledgements ........................................... 169
8. References ................................................ 169
Chapter 7 Synthesis, Atomic Structures and Properties of
Carbon Nanostructured Materials
Takeo Okul, Ichihito Narita, Naruhiro Koi, Katsuaki
Suganuma, Rikizo Hatakeyama, Takamichi Hirata ................. 177
1 Introduction ............................................... 179
2 Synthesis Methods .......................................... 181
3 Metallofullerenes .......................................... 181
4 Carbon Onions and Nanotubes ................................ 187
5 Carbon Nanocapsules ........................................ 193
6 Properties of Carbon Nanomaterials ......................... 196
7 Summary .................................................... 203
Acknowledgment ................................................ 204
References .................................................... 204
Chapter 8 Chemical Vapour Deposited Diamond for
Thermoplastic Injection Moulds
V.F. Neto, N. Ali, M.S.A. Oliveira, J. Grácio ................. 209
1 Introduction ............................................... 211
2 Thermoplastic injection moulding and tools ................. 213
3 Polycrystalline diamond coatings ........................... 215
4 Diamond deposition on steel: detailed review ............... 221
5 Performance of diamond coated mould tools .................. 229
6 Conclusions ................................................ 251
References .................................................... 252
Chapter 9 Carbon Nanotubes/Polymer Composites for
Biomedical Applications
S. Kanagaraj .................................................. 255
1 Introduction ............................................... 257
2 Carbon nanotubes-Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene
(UHMWPE) nanocomposites .................................... 262
3 Carbon Nanotubes-High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
Nanocomposites ............................................. 266
4 Carbon Nanotubes - Polymer Blend (UHMWPE-HDPE)
Nanocomposites ............................................. 269
5 Carbon Nanotubes - Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)
Nanocomposites ............................................. 271
6 Carbon Nanotubes - Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
Nanocomposites ............................................. 273
7 Other Carbon Nanotubes - Biopolymer Nanocomposites ......... 273
8 Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites ...... 275
9 Conclusions ................................................ 278
Acknowledgement ............................................... 279
References .................................................... 279
Chapter 10 Nanostructured Coatings
Jeff T.M. De Hosson, Y.T. Pei, D. Galvan ...................... 285
1 Introduction ............................................... 287
2 Design of nanocomposite coatings for optimal properties .... 289
3 Structure of nanocomposite coatings ........................ 292
4 Mechanical properties of nanocomposite coatings ............ 300
5 Deformation behavior of nanocomposite coatings ............. 307
Conclusions ................................................... 317
References .................................................... 318
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