A riveting look at the science, technology and people involved in overcoming early impracticalities of the fledgling chemical vapor deposition (CVD) synthesis m

A comprehensive presentation of the complete spectrum of methods for CVD-diamond deposition and an overview of the most important applications.

This text examines advances made in understanding the physical properties of diamond and in finding new technological applications. Coverage includes developmen

The book gives an overview on the current development status of synthetic diamond films and their applications. Its initial part is devoted to discuss the diffe

Synthetic diamond is diamond produced by using chemical or physical processes. Like naturally occurring diamond it is composed of a three-dimensional carbon cry