The ability to tailor the chemical composition and structure of a surface at the sub-100-nm
length scale is important for studying topics ranging from molecular electronics to materials …

The growth and characteristics of nanocrystalline diamond thin films with thicknesses from
20 nm to less than 5 µm are reviewed. These materials contain between 95% and> 99.9 …

This review focuses on a status report on the science and technology of ultrananocrystalline
diamond (UNCD) films developed and patented at Argonne National Laboratory. The UNCD …

Highly sp 3-bonded, nearly hydrogen-free carbon-based materials can exhibit extremely low
friction and wear in the absence of any liquid lubricant, but this physical behavior is limited …

Abstract Understanding friction,,, and wear,,,,,, at the nanoscale is important for many
applications that involve nanoscale components sliding on a surface, such as …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool for studying tribology (adhesion, friction,
and lubrication) at the nanoscale and is emerging as a critical tool for nanomanufacturing …

Manufacturing at the atomic scale is the next generation of the industrial revolution. Atomic
and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing (ACSM) helps to achieve this. Atomic force …

There has been a tireless quest by the designers of micro-and nanoelectro mechanical
systems (MEMS/NEMS) to find a suitable material alternative to conventional silicon. This is …

Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) has attracted great attention in the last decade and
recently it has been successfully applied to nanolithography due to its ability of beyond …

Nanocrystalline diamond films thinner than 140nm are demonstrated to exhibit Young's
moduli as high as single crystal and microcrystalline bulk diamond when grown under …