Diamond Films Handbook

This handbook is a comprehensive source of information for readers interested in the details of how low-pressure diamond synthesis is achieved as well as how the diamond may be used for practical applications, providing information on the types of issues generally important in product development.

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The Diamond Films Handbook is an important source of information for readers involved in the new diamond film technology, emphasizing synthesis technologies and diamond film applications. Containing over 1600 references, drawings, photographs, micrographs, equations, and tables, and contributions by experts from both industry and academia, it includes specific chapters that address film characterization methods and the physics and chemistry of film synthesis. Other topics include deposition chemistry, various techniques for diamond synthesis, diamond heat spreaders, thermal management diamond active electronic devices, and diamond film optics.