Thin Film Diamond

This work, written by leading international authorities, deals with nucleation growth and processing, characterization and electrical, thermal, optical and mechanical properties of thin film diamond. The final chapters are devoted to the broad range of applications of this material.

Traditionally, commercial diamond synthesis was achieved almost entirely by the high-pressure, high-temperature technique, but in recent years, low-pressure diamond synthesis has attracted worldwide interest due to the potential commercial application of diamond films. Thin Film Diamond offers reviews of these low-pressure diamond synthesis techniques written by the leading international authorities in the field.