Advances in Synthetic Diamond Materials (Second Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Carbon Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 81
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Interests: CVD diamond; thin nano- and microcrystalline films; diamond single crystals; optical spectroscopy
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Dear Colleagues,
Significant achievements in recent years in the synthesis of diamonds using CVD methods have resulted in easy access to this material for engineers and designers.
CVD diamond has a number of outstanding material properties that contribute to exceptional performance in diverse applications.
It has long been recognized that diamonds are made of a remarkable material characterized by extreme hardness and wear resistance. Their other properties, such as optical, thermal, electrochemical, chemical, and electronic, also outclass competing materials.
The combination of these properties offers designers an engineering material with tremendous potential, offering solutions that can shift performance to new levels or enabling completely new approaches to challenging problems.
This Special Issue on “Advances in Synthetic Diamond Materials” invites scientists, designers, and engineers to publish their recent achievements concerning the material properties and characteristics of single crystal and polycrystalline CVD diamonds, and how these can be utilized. Topics of interest encompass optics, electronics, and electrochemistry. We expect articles to summarize how CVD diamonds can be tailored for specific applications, on the basis of their ability to synthesize a consistent and engineered high-performance product.
The Special Issue will cover (but not restricted) the following areas:
- Methods of diamond materials’ synthesis.
- Characterization of diamond materials (optical, electrical, structural, mechanical, etc.).
- Tailoring diamonds to their end application as chemo- and bio-sensors, transducers, optical elements, electronic devices, etc.
- Environmental applications and water treatment.
- Smart materials and systems.
Full papers, communications, and reviews are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Kazimierz Fabisiak
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diamond monocrystals and thin diamond films
- methods of synthesis and characterization
- electrical, optical, and thermal mechanical properties
- tailoring diamond materials to end applications
- electronic devices based on diamond materials
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