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From Nanodiamond to Nanowires

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Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series ((NAII,volume 192))

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Recent advances in the fabrication and characterization of semiconductor and metallic nanowires are proving very successful in meeting the high expectations of nanotechnologists. Although the nanoscience surrounding sp3 bonded carbon nanotubes has continued to flourish over recent years the successful synthesis of the sp3 analogue, diamond nanowires, has been limited. This prompts questions as to whether diamond nanowires are fundamentally unstable. By applying knowledge obtained from examining the structural transformations in nanodiamond, a framework for analyzing the structure and stability of diamond nanowires may be established. One possible framework will be discussed here, supported by results of ab initio density functional theory calculations used to study the structural relaxation of nanodiamond and diamond nanowires. The results show that the structural stability and electronic properties of diamond nanowires are dependent on the surface morphology, crystallographic direction of the principal axis, and the degree of surface hydrogenation.

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  1. Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Ave, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA

    A. Barnard

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  1. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA

    Dieter M. Gruen

  2. International Technology Center, North Carolina, USA

    Olga A. Shenderova

  3. Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Alexander Ya. Vul’

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Barnard, A. (2005). From Nanodiamond to Nanowires. In: Gruen, D.M., Shenderova, O.A., Vul’, A.Y. (eds) Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond. NATO Science Series, vol 192. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3322-2_3

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