Diamond is the hardest of all single-phase materials with hardness values around 100 GPa, depending on the crystalline direction. The hardness values for polycrystalline diamond (PCD) films range from ...
This scanning electron microscope image shows a released and suspended fixed-fixed 1st overtone mode radio frequency (RF) resonator made from Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) Aqua 50. Compared with ...
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Nanoscale Materials have successfully carved ultra-nanocrystalline diamond (UNCD) thin films into nanowires. The development is likely to ...
(Nanowerk News) Ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) displays biological and mechanical properties that make it a promising choice for promoting epidermal cell migration on percutaneous implant ...
In atomic force microscopy the quality and integrity of the tip used to obtain the images or interrogate materials is paramount. A common problem is the deterioration of the tip apex as surfaces are ...
For the past decade, UTD professor Orlando Auciello has been obsessed with growing diamonds. But instead of trying to create the biggest gem possible, he’s been trying to craft the thinnest possible ...
"The breakdown current density in typical graphene devices is a hundred times larger than the fundamental limit in metals, which is set by electromigration," Dr. Alexander A. Balandin, Professor of ...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2006--Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc. (ADT), and its collaborators received a $1.4-million Phase II program award from the Defense Advanced Research ...