A state-of-the-art and multidisciplinary overview of the synthesis, preparation, characterization, and current applications of synthetic diamond films

Interest in synthetic diamonds has gained momentum in recent years. The discovery that this extremely hard substance can be produced as a polycrystalline film with mechanical and electronic uses comparable with natural diamonds opens up a variety of exciting possibilities for its application in several fields of scientific study. Synthetic Diamond Films gives an overview of the current development status of synthetic diamond films by devoting discussion to the different types of conductive diamond electrodes that have been synthesized, their preparation methods, and their chemical properties and characterization. In addition, Synthetic Diamond Films:

• Explains, in a comprehensive way, the fundamentals underlying the different electrochemical uses and applications of synthetic diamond films

• Illustrates the interdisciplinary uses of synthetic diamond films in resolving chemical, electrochemical, engineering, biological, and neurochemical problems

• Provides a large number of examples that illustrate the practical applications of diamond electrodes in industry, electroanalysis, organic electrosynthesis, electrochemical energy technology, and biotechnology

Synthetic diamonds are just beginning to emerge as a significant player in the effort to measure and understand an extensive range of chemical processes. With Synthetic Diamond Films, chemists, electrochemists, engineers, biologists, and neuroscientists will gain the knowledge necessary for developing more effective applications and exploitation of synthetic diamond films—and be led down a brighter path toward new discoveries.