Properties, Processing and Applications of Diamond and Related Superhard Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 53
Special Issue Editors
Interests: diamond-based heat dissipation material; diamond particle-enhanced coating; diamond/Cu composite; surface modification
Interests: research and development of microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition device for diamond deposition; deposition of high-quality and large-area diamond film; large-area single crystal diamond preparation; diamond-heterogeneous material connection; diamond thermal management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Diamonds and related superhard materials have shown great application potential in many fields due to their high hardness, excellent thermal conductivity, and good chemical stability, etc. They all play an irreplaceable role, from high-end manufacturing to cutting-edge scientific research, and from precision machining to extreme environmental operations. However, with the continuous improvement of material performance requirements in various industries, they are the key to deeply exploring the properties of diamond and related superhard materials, optimizing their processing technology, and expanding their application boundaries.
This Special Issue will compile recent developments in the field of diamonds and related superhard materials. The articles presented in this Special Issue will cover various topics, ranging from but not limited to the following: (1) intrinsic properties of diamond and related superhard materials, such as mechanical properties (hardness, toughness, etc.), thermal properties (thermal conductivity, thermal expansion coefficient, etc.), optical properties and electrical properties; (2) advanced processing methods of diamond and related superhard materials, including but not limited to the innovation and optimization of cutting, grinding, polishing, etching and other processes; (3) application of diamond and related superhard materials, PCD, diamond coating tools; (4) diamond preparation (polycrystalline or single crystal diamond), nucleation of diamond, low temperature growth, heteroepitaxial single crystal, diamond coating/film on WC-Co, GaN, Ga2O3, etc.
Dr. Jie Gao
Prof. Dr. Shengwang Yu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- diamond and related superhard materials
- properties of diamond
- processing of diamond
- polishing
- etching
- application of diamond
- growth of diamond
- nucleation of diamond
- low temperature growth
- heteroepitaxial single crystal
- diamond coating on WC-Co
- diamond coating on GaN
- diamond coating on Ga2O3
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