Diamond 2010 - 21st European Conference on Diamond, Diamond-Like Materials, Carbon Nanotubes, and Nitrides September 4, 2010

Join us in Budapest for 21st European Conference on Diamond, Diamond-like Materials, Carbon Nanotubes, and Nitrides!

Attendance at this meeting will enable to you to:

• Learn from internationally renowned researchers in a comprehensive programme covering the latest developments in fundamental science to industrial applications.


• Present your latest research in the contributed oral and poster sessions.


• Interact and network with interdisciplinary colleagues to exchange ideas and experiences

Important dates and deadlines

• 5 March 2010: Deadline for submission of oral and poster abstracts


• 13 May 2010: Authors notified of paper acceptance


• 18 June 2010: Author registration deadline


• 23 July 2010: Early booking deadline

Scope and Topics

The programme will cover all aspects of vapour growth diamond, natural and synthetic diamond, nano-diamond, and related materials such as carbon nanotubes, diamond-like carbon and wide gap nitrides particularly cubic boron nitride. There will be an increased emphasis on carbon nanotubes. Contributions with the latest scientific and technological results will be supplemented by high level invited presentations and reviews by world experts in these and neighbouring fields.

Characterisation

Techniques such as electron microscopy, Raman, UV-vis spectroscopy. Cathodo-luminescence, electron spin resonance, optical spectroscopy, photoconductivity. Characterisation of gems.

Electronic and Optoelectronic Properties, Applications and Devices

Doping and defect studies. Applications of defects in quantum computing, luminescence. Photoconductivity. High mobility. Superconductivity. Surface properties. Effect of hydrogen. Field effect transistors. Power electronics. Negative electron affinity. Field emission and devices. Detectors.

Mechanical, Thermal Properties and Applications

Hardness, friction. Tools, protective coatings. Surface acoustic wave devices. Applications to microsystems for mechanical, electrochemical and sensor devices. Heat sinks, heat spreaders, polishing. Metallisation.

Electrochemistry and Biological Activity

Electrodes. Electrochemistry, Functionalization. Biological activity of surfaces. Nanodiamond surfaces.

Carbon Nanotubes

Growth methods including plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition, growth mechanisms. Electronic properties, composites, mechanical properties. Applications in field emission, transistors, devices, conducting composites, membranes, electrochemistry and sensors. Fullerenes.

Diamond-like Carbon

Plasma deposition. Optical, IR, Raman and TEM characterisation. Electronic properties and applications. Protective coatings. Wear resistant coatings. Tribology. Low friction coatings. MEMs. Stress. Amorphous carbon nitride.

III-nitrides

Growth. Characterisation. Wide band gap opto-electronics and power electronics. Doping. Detectors. FETs.

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