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| Title | Thin Sheet of Diamond Has Worlds of Uses |
| Author(s) | Sagoff, Jared |
| Publication Date | April 01, 2011 |
| Unique Identifier | ACC0399 |
| Research Org | Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL |
| Sponsoring Org | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC), Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, Office of Naval Research; National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| Other Information | Related Patents: US 5,209,916 Conversion of fullerenes to diamond; US 5,328,676 Conversion of fullerenes to diamond; US 5,620,512 Diamond film growth from fullerene precursors; US 5,772,760 Method for the preparation of nanocrystalline diamond thin films; US 5,849,079 Diamond film growth argon-carbon plasmas; US 5,902,640 Method of improving field emission characteristics of diamond thin films; US 5,989,511 Smooth diamond films as low friction, long wear surfaces; US 6,447,851 Field emission from bias-grown diamond thin films in a microwave plasma; US 6,592,839 Tailoring nanocrystalline diamond film properties; US 6,793,849 N-type droping of nanocrystalline diamond films with nitrogen and electrodes made therefrom; US 6,811,612 Patterning of nanocrystalline diamond films for diamond microstructures useful in MEMS and other devices; US 7,368,658 High efficiency diamond solar cells; US 7,556,982 Method to grow pure nanocrystalline diamond films at low temperatures and high deposition rates; US 7,572,332 Self-composite comprised of nanocrystalline diamond and a non-diamond component useful for thermoelectric applications; US 7,718,000 Method and article of manufacture corresponding to a composite comprised of ultra nanocrystalline diamond, metal, and other nanocarbons useful for thermoelectric and other applications |
| Keywords | Thin diamond films, buckyballs, ultrananocrystalline diamond, CVD, UNCD |
| Related Web Pages | Richard Smalley, Buckminsterfullerene [the Buckyball], and Nanotubes |
| Abstract | A new technique from Argonne National Laboratory creates thin diamond films that are helping industry save energy and could even be used in heart and eye implants. |
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