The rising global energy demand and environmental impact of traditional energy resources
pose serious challenges to human health, energy security, and environmental protection.(1 …

An overview of the various carbon structures with characteristic sizes in the nanoscale
region is presented, with special attention devoted to the structures and properties of …

Cubic boron nitride (cBN) is a well known superhard material that has a wide range of
industrial applications. Nanostructuring of cBN is an effective way to improve its hardness by …

Polycrystalline diamonds are harder and tougher than single-crystal diamonds and are
therefore valuable for cutting and polishing other hard materials, but naturally occurring …

Diamond properties are significantly affected by crystallite size. High surface to volume
fractions result in enhanced disorder, sp 2 bonding, hydrogen content and scattering of …

In recent years, near-nano (submicron) and nanostructured materials have attracted
increasingly more attention from the materials community. Nanocrystalline materials are …

Nanodiamond (ND) is an allotrope of carbon nanomaterials which exhibits many
outstanding physical, mechanical, thermal, optical and biocompatibility characteristics …

Carbon-based metal-free catalysts possess desirable properties such as high earth
abundance, low cost, high electrical conductivity, structural tunability, good selectivity, strong …

Detonation nanodiamonds (NDs) are emerging as delivery vehicles for small chemical
drugs and macromolecular biotechnology products due to their primary particle size of 4 to 5 …

As the hardest known material, diamond and its coatings continue to generate significant
attention for stringent applications involving extreme tribological conditions. Likewise …