Poly-Crystalline/Single-Crystalline Diamonds
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 2000
Special Issue Editors
Interests: CVD diamond layers; metallization; Raman spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; cathodoluminescence; thermoluminescence; the use of polycrystalline diamond layers in the dosimetry of ionizing radiation
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Interests: CVD diamond; thin nano- and microcrystalline films; diamond single crystals; optical spectroscopy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The purpose of this Special Issue is to stimulate the scientific exchange of knowledge between diamond scientists and engineers, both polycrystalline and single crystal.
Therefore, we cordially invite scientists and engineers to publish their latest scientific, theoretical and experimental results regarding the kinetics of diamond nucleation and growth, their physical and chemical properties, and their utility in various areas of science and technology (industry, medicine, archaeology, etc).
Recent research on the synthesis and utilization of monocrystalline and polycrystalline diamond materials has expanded their potential use in a wide range of existing and future applications, including optics and electronics, but also biomedicine, etc. We also believe that these are vital materials with great potential today and in the near future in the field of solid-state physics, chemistry and engineering.
We invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Crystals, entitled "Poly-Crystalline/Single-Crystalline Diamonds", in order to present papers to a multidisciplinary forum addressing the science, technology and applications of diamond.
Prof. Dr. Kazimierz Paprocki
Prof. Dr. Kazimierz Fabisiak
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- methods of diamond synthesis, doping and use, and non-obvious methods of application
- characterization of electrical, magnetic, optical, mechanical and structural properties
- polycrystalline, nanocrystalline and single-crystal layers
- luminescence, cathodoluminescence, thermoluminescence, dosimetry, and medical applications
- XRD, EDS, XPS, Raman spectroscopy, AFM, STM
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