Table of Contents

Part 1. Overview: Naturally Occurring UNCD and Laboratory SynthesisCarbon Family at the NanoscaleExtraterrestrial Nanodiamonds in the CosmosTypes of Nanocrystalline DiamondPart 2. Stability of NanodiamondStability of Nanodiamond Part 3. Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films and Related MaterialsElectron Transport and the Potential of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond as a Thermoelectric MaterialPlasma Assisted Synthesis: Plasma Experimental Diagnostics and ModelingNanodiamond Deposition from Energetic Species: Characterization and Formation MechanismTheoretical Studies of UNCD SynthesisMechanical and Tribological Properties and MEMS Fabrication Part 4. UNCD Particles of Detonation OriginHistory of UDDSynthesis and Post-Synthesis Treatment of Detonation NanodiamondCharacterization and Physical Properties of UNCD ParticlesDiamond Phase Transitions at NanoscaleApplications of Detonation NanodiamondNanodiamond: Designing the Bio-PlatformHistory of Russian Patents on Detonation Nanodiamonds

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Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA