Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) are engineering materials of great technological interest due to an exceptional combination of superior physical properties. The interest in NCD has increased in the last years as nanotechnology related research have grown worldwide. There is lot of research aiming at generating new applications with high social and economic benefits in areas such as nanoelectronics, bioelectronics, medical implants, nanofabrication, nano electro-mechanical systems (NEMS) and electrochemistry.
NANOCARBON is focusing on the growth of CVD NCD at low substrate temperature and high growth rate for the integration of this material with temperature sensitive materials such as polymers and semiconductors in a wide range of emerging technologies. NANOCARBON along with its collaborators was the first group to report the growth of diamond nanocrystals agglomerates on polymer.
Also NANOCARBON is researching on a new and more effective route to synthesize NCD.
Synthesis
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Synthesis of diamond at sub 300°C substrate
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