Dear Colleagues,

Diamond is an extremely stable crystalline form of carbon that is a valuable material in many applications due to its unusual physical and chemical properties. For this reason, it has long attracted the attention of scientists and the public. In the last twenty years, conductive-synthetic diamond films have been the subject of applications and fundamental research in several fields of science and engineering. In this context, this Special Issue of Materials is devoted to the latest “Advances in Synthetic Diamond Films”. We call for original research papers with high scientific quality as well as review articles covering topics including but not limited to:

• Synthesis and characterization of diamond materials;
• Applications and fundamental research in electrochemistry;
• Instrumental analysis;
• Industrial applications;
• Synthesis of chemicals;
• Modification of diamond surfaces;
• Electroanalysis and analytical chemistry applications including pH sensors;
• Water disinfection;
• Biosensors and sensing materials;
• Water and wastewater treatments;
• Photoelectrocatalysis;
• Electrochemical production of oxidants, such as active chlorine, ferrate, persulfate and other peroxygen compounds;
• Electrochemical detectors for liquid chromatography;
• Micro- and nanosensor arrays for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes and nanoelectrodes for the in vivo detection of neurotransmitters;
• Applications in the field of energy including the electroreduction of CO₂ and energy storage as well as hydrogen production;
• Novel applications in organic electrochemistry as well as in medical and theoretical chemistry;
• Water splitting;
• Integrated diamond technologies with renewable energies;
• Waste valorization.

Prof. Dr. Carlos Alberto Martínez-Huitle
Dr. Nasr Bensalah
Guest Editors

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• synthetic diamond films
• synthesis and characterization of diamond materials
• modified-diamond surfaces
• diamond sensors
• non-active materials
• industrial and environmental applications applications