Keyword Listing

1. Materialsaluminum nitride (AlN)amorphousamorphous carbonamorphous hydrogenated carbonamorphous alloysboron nitride (BN)carbidescarbon nitridecompositescubic boron nitride (c-BN)diamond crystaldiamond filmdiamond-like carbonfibresfullerenesgallium nitride (GaN)graphiteglassy carbonmetastable phasesnanocrystallinenanofibersnanoparticlesnanostructuresnanotubesnatural diamondnitridespolytypessilicon carbide (SiC)synthetic diamondtetrahedral amorphous carbon

2. Growth and Synthesisbias growthbuffer layercathodic arc dischargechemical vapor depositionchemisorptioncombustion synthesissimulationsingle crystal growthgas phase reactionsheteroepitaxyheterojunctionhigh pressure crystal growthhigh pressure high temperature (HTHP)homoepitaxyhot filament CVDion assisted depositionion beam depositionion bombardmentmolecular beam epitaxy (MBE)nucleation

physical vapor depositionplasma CVDpulsed laser deposition (PLD)reactor modellingsolution growthsputteringsublimation growthvapour growth

3. Processes and Phenomenaabrasionabsorptionadhesionadsorptioncatalytic processescorrosiondesorptiondiffusionetchingfield emissionfrictionimpact ionizationimplantationisotopic effectsoxidationoptical emissionpassivationpolishingradiation induced effectsreactive ion etching (RIE)wear

4. Characterizationdefect characterizationelectrical properties characterizationgrain boundary characterizationhigh resolutions electron microscopyimpurity characterizationinterface characterizationmechanical properties characterizationoptical properties characterizationscanning probe techniquessurface characterizationsurface microscopyvibrational properties characterization

5. Propertiesacoustic propertiesband structurebiocompatibilitybonding configurationsn-type dopingp-type doping

defectselectrical conductivityelectrical propertieselectron affinityelectronic statesexcitonsgrain boundarieshardnessimpuritiesinterface structureinterface electronic propertiesmechanical propertiesmicrostructuremorphologyOhmic contactsoptoelectronic propertiesoptical propertiesphononssound wavesstrainsurface energysurface structuresurface electronic propertiesthermal propertiesthermal stabilitytribologyvibrational propertieswork function

6. Applicationsactuatorsbiomaterialsbiomedical applicationscoatingscutting toolsdevice modelingdetectorsdisplay technologieselectrodeselectrochemicalelectronic device structureshigh power electronicshigh frequency electronicslight emissionlaser materialsmembranesmicro electromechanical systems (MEMS)nanotechnologySchottky diodessensorssurface acoustic wave devicessuperhard materialswindows

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