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Advances in Diamond Crystals and Devices

A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Crystalline Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 1031

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Benjian Liu

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1. National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
2. Zhengzhou Research Institute, Harbin Institute Technology, Zhengzhou 450000, China
Interests: diamond; voltaic batteries; MOSFETs; detectors
Dr. Yu Fu

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School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi’an 710126, China
Interests: diamond; electronic devices; device physics
Prof. Dr. Bing Dai

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1. National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
2. Zhengzhou Research Institute, Harbin Institute Technology, Zhengzhou 450000, China
Interests: diamond growth; micro machining of ultra-hard materials; color centers in diamond; diamond power devices; devices for extreme environments
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Dear Colleagues,

Diamond, with its extraordinary properties, has been the focus of intense research and development in recent years. Significant progress has been made in synthesis methods, size, doping, and other aspects of diamond materials. On this basis, diamond devices have made breakthroughs in applications such as microwave power, radiation detection, electrochemical processing, ultraviolet imaging, and so on. In addition, diamond materials and devices are increasingly applied in emerging fields such as quantum sensing for ultra-precise measurements, high-power microwave technology for advanced communication, and fluorescent nanodiamond-enabled biomedical imaging and drug delivery.

This Special Issue aims to showcase the latest research and innovation in these frontier technologies related to diamond materials and devices. It will provide a platform for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals to exchange ideas and insights, driving the further development and application of diamond in diverse fields and paving the way for future technological breakthroughs.

Dr. Benjian Liu
Dr. Yu Fu
Prof. Dr. Bing Dai
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • diamond growth and doping
  • high power devices
  • microwave power devices
  • diamond detectors
  • color centers
  • quantum sensing
  • quantum technologies
  • fluorescent nanodiamond
  • application of diamond for heat dissipation
  • diamond and carbon materials for biomedical applications
  • chemical applications

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Structural, Mechanical, and Tribological Properties of Molybdenum-Doped Diamond-like Carbon Films
by Hassan Zhairabany, Hesam Khaksar, Edgars Vanags, Krisjanis Smits, Anatolijs Sarakovskis and Liutauras Marcinauskas
Crystals 2025, 15(5), 463; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst15050463 - 15 May 2025
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Non-hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (DLC) films and molybdenum-doped diamond-like carbon (Mo-DLC) films were deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering. The formation was carried out on Si (100) wafers. The influence of molybdenum concentration and deposition temperature on the surface morphology, chemical composition, type of [...] Read more.
Non-hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (DLC) films and molybdenum-doped diamond-like carbon (Mo-DLC) films were deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering. The formation was carried out on Si (100) wafers. The influence of molybdenum concentration and deposition temperature on the surface morphology, chemical composition, type of chemical bonds, friction force at nanoscale, and nanohardness of the DLC coatings were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, and nanoindenter, respectively. The concentration of molybdenum in the films varies from 1.2 at.% to 10.3 at.%. The increase in molybdenum content promotes the graphitization of DLC films, lowering the sp3 site fraction and increasing the oxygen content, which contributes to the reduction in nanohardness (by 21%) of the DLC films. The decrease in the synthesis temperature from 235 °C to 180 °C enhanced the oxygen amount up to 20.4 at.%. The sp3 site fraction and nanohardness of the Mo-DLC films were enhanced with the reduction in the deposition temperature. The film deposited at a substrate temperature of 235 °C exhibited the lowest friction coefficient (CoF) of 0.03, where its molybdenum concentration was 1.2 at.%. The decline in the synthesis temperature increased the CoF of the Mo-DLC films up to seven times. Full article
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Preparation and Characterization of GaN-on-Si HEMTs with Nanocrystalline Diamond Passivation
by Yu Fu, Songyuan Song, Zeyang Ren, Liaoliang Zhu, Jinfeng Zhang, Kai Su, Junfei Chen, Tao Zhang, Weidong Zhu, Junpeng Li, Weidong Man, Yue Hao and Jincheng Zhang
Crystals 2025, 15(3), 242; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst15030242 - 28 Feb 2025
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Thermal accumulation under high output power densities is one of the most significant challenges for GaN power devices. Diamond, with its ultra-high thermal conductivity, offers great potential for improving heat dissipation in high-power GaN devices. In this study, nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) passivated high-electron [...] Read more.
Thermal accumulation under high output power densities is one of the most significant challenges for GaN power devices. Diamond, with its ultra-high thermal conductivity, offers great potential for improving heat dissipation in high-power GaN devices. In this study, nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) passivated high-electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) based on AlGaN/GaN-on-Si heterostructures were fabricated with a gate length of 2 μm. The NCD film has a thickness of 250–383 nm and a uniform morphology with a grain size of mostly ~240 nm. Compared to the devices without NCD passivation, those devices with the NCD passivation layer show an increase in current density from 447 mA/mm to 555 mA/mm, a reduction in on-resistance from 20 Ω·mm to 13 Ω·mm, and a noticeable suppression of current degradation at high-drain voltages. Junction temperature measurements under varied output power densities reveal a 36% improvement in heat dissipation efficiency with the NCD passivation. These results fully demonstrate the promising potential of NCD for enhancing heat dissipation in high-power GaN devices. Full article
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