Download or read book Thin-film Diamond II written by Christoph E. Nebel and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part II reviews the state of the art of thin film diamond a very promising new semiconductor that may one day rival silicon as the material of choice for electronics. radiation damage, chemically inert and biocompatible and it will become the material for bio-electronics, in-vivo applications, radiation detectors and high-frequency devices. diamond in depth. It covers the most recent results regarding growth and structural properties, doping and defect characterization, hydrogen in and on diamond as well as surface properties in general, applications of diamond in electrochemistry, as detectors, and in surface acoustic wave devices