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Subject Index for Volume 15/2–3

a-C:N

Effects of methane gas flow rate on the optoelectrical properties of

nitrogenated carbon thin films grown by surface wave microwave

plasma chemical vapor deposition, 371

Adhesion

Growth of adhesive cubic phase boron nitride films without argon ion

bombardment, 444

AlN

Growth of high quality AlN thin films on diamond using TiN/Ti buffer

layer, 404

Aluminium nitride

Nanocrystalline diamond films for surface acoustic wave devices,

193

Amorphous

Amorphous carbon nitride for high temperature capacitor dielectric,

259

Amorphous carbon

Optical and structural properties of amorphous carbon thin films

deposited by microwave surface-wave plasma CVD, 188

Amorphous carbon nitride

Effects of methane gas flow rate on the optoelectrical properties of

nitrogenated carbon thin films grown by surface wave microwave

plasma chemical vapor deposition, 371

Annealing

Optical and structural properties of amorphous carbon thin films

deposited by microwave surface-wave plasma CVD, 188

Ar/CH4/H2 gas mixtures

Deposition of NCD films using hot filament CVD and Ar/CH4/H2 gas

mixtures, 345

BEN

Improvement on the growth of ultrananocrystalline diamond by using

pre-nucleation technique, 353

Biomedical applications

Diamond electrodes for neurodynamic studies in Aplysia californica,

183

In vitro adenosine detection with a diamond-based sensor, 225

Biosensor

Covalent immobilization of glucose oxidase on conducting ultra-

nanocrystalline diamond thin films, 279

Boron-doped diamond

Polycrystalline boron-doped diamond films as supports for methanol

oxidation electrocatalysts, 275

Bucky-diamond

Theory and modeling of nanocarbon phase stability, 285

Buffer layer

Growth of high quality AlN thin films on diamond using TiN/Ti buffer

layer, 404

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Carbon nanofibers

Synthesis and field emission properties of hybrid structures of

ultrananocrystalline diamond and vertically aligned carbon nano-

fibers, 244

Carbon nanotube

Effects of NH3 plasma pretreatment on the growth of carbon nanotubes,

361

Carbon nanotubes

Fabrication of aligned convex CNT field emission triode by MPCVD,

334

Cold cathodes for applications in poor vacuum and low pressure

air environments: Carbon nanotubes versus ZnO nanoneedles,

426

Carbon nitride

Amorphous carbon nitride for high temperature capacitor dielectric,

259

Catalyst

Effects of NH3 plasma pretreatment on the growth of carbon nanotubes,

361

Cathodoluminescence

Effect of metal coating on the formation of diamond whiskers in O2 RF

plasma, 357

Characterization

Inroad to modification of detonation nanodiamond, 296

Fabrication and characterization of vertically aligned carbon nanofiber

electrodes for biosensing applications, 433

Charge transfer

Electrochemical tuning and investigations on actuator mechanism of

single-wall carbon nanotubes, 378

Chemical vapor deposition

Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopic study on the initial

stage growth of carbon nanotubes, 239

Geometrical field enhancement on micropatterned nanodiamond film

for electron emissions, 417

Chronocoulometry

Electrochemical sensing using nanodiamond microprobe, 269

Coating

Effect of metal coating on the formation of diamond whiskers in O2 RF

plasma, 357

Cochlear implant probe

Study of polycrystalline diamond piezoresistive position sensors for

application in cochlear implant probe, 199

Conductivity

Effects of post-deposition heat treatment and hydrogenation on

electrical conductivity of nanodiamond films, 440

Cubic boron nitride (c-BN)

Growth of adhesive cubic phase boron nitride films without argon ion

bombardment, 444

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CVD

Effects of NH3 plasma pretreatment on the growth of carbon nanotubes,

361

CVD diamond

Extending the 3x-method to the MHz range for thermal conductivity

measurements of diamond thin films, 389

Cyclic voltammetry

Electrochemical sensing using nanodiamond microprobe, 269

Defects

Stability of field emission current from various types of carbon

nanotube films, 212

Mechanical dissipation at elevated temperatures in tetrahedral amor-

phous carbon oscillators, 309

Fabrication and characterization of vertically aligned carbon nanofiber

electrodes for biosensing applications, 433

Detectors

Growth and characterization of single crystal CVD diamond film based

nuclear detectors, 292

Devices

Silicon-on-Diamond — An engineered substrate for electronic applica-

tions, 248

Diamond

Nanocrystalline diamond pn-structure grown by Hot-Filament CVD,

203

CVD diamond thin film technology for MEMS packaging, 254

Covalent immobilization of glucose oxidase on conducting ultra-

nanocrystalline diamond thin films, 279

Modelling of single-crystal diamond Schottky diodes for high-voltage

applications, 317

Polycrystalline diamond MEMS resonator technology for sensor

applications, 398

Diamond coated tools

Tribological studies on ultra-fine diamond composite coatings deposited

on tungsten carbide, 313

Diamond deposition

Synthesis of thick, uniform, smooth ultrananocrystalline diamond films

by microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition, 341

Diamond film

Diamond electrodes for neurodynamic studies in Aplysia californica,

183

In vitro adenosine detection with a diamond-based sensor, 225

Synthesis and field emission properties of hybrid structures of

ultrananocrystalline diamond and vertically aligned carbon nano-

fibers, 244

Mechanical dissipation at elevated temperatures in tetrahedral amor-

phous carbon oscillators, 309

Diamond films

Electrical properties of thin nanocrystalline diamond based structures,

207

Diamond whiskers

Effect of metal coating on the formation of diamond whiskers in O2 RF

plasma, 357

Diode

Nanocrystalline diamond pn-structure grown by Hot-Filament CVD,

203

Display technologies

Stability of field emission current from various types of carbon

nanotube films, 212

DLC films

Observation of structural changes in carbon films under external

influences, 394

Edge emitter

Field emission characteristics of diamond edge-shaped emitters

fabricated using nitrogen–methane plasma, 329

Electrical properties

Amorphous carbon nitride for high temperature capacitor dielectric,

259

Electrical properties characterization

Fabrication of aligned convex CNT field emission triode by MPCVD,

334

Electrical resistivity

Optical and structural properties of amorphous carbon thin films

deposited by microwave surface-wave plasma CVD, 188

Electroactive surface

Electrochemical sensing using nanodiamond microprobe, 269

Electrocatalysts

Polycrystalline boron-doped diamond films as supports for methanol

oxidation electrocatalysts, 275

Electrochemical characterization

Electrochemical properties of undoped hydrogen terminated CVD

diamond, 264

Electrochemistry

Electrochemical tuning and investigations on actuator mechanism of

single-wall carbon nanotubes, 378

Electron field emission

Characteristics of ultra-nano-crystalline diamond films grown on the

porous anodic alumina template, 324

Geometrical field enhancement on micropatterned nanodiamond film

for electron emissions, 417

Cold cathodes for applications in poor vacuum and low pressure

air environments: Carbon nanotubes versus ZnO nanoneedles,

426

Electron spectrum

Morphology, optical properties and single-electron spectrum of

ddetector-qualityT polycrystalline diamond layers, prepared by

MW CVD, 410

Electronic device structures

Electrical properties of thin nanocrystalline diamond based structures,

207

Electronic properties

Silicon-on-Diamond — An engineered substrate for electronic applica-

tions, 248

Etching

Effect of metal coating on the formation of diamond whiskers in O2 RF

plasma, 357

Field emission

Stability of field emission current from various types of carbon

nanotube films, 212

Synthesis and field emission properties of hybrid structures of

ultrananocrystalline diamond and vertically aligned carbon nano-

fibers, 244

Fabrication of aligned convex CNT field emission triode by MPCVD,

334

Film thickness uniformity and smoothness

Synthesis of thick, uniform, smooth ultrananocrystalline diamond films

by microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition, 341

FTIR spectroscopy

FTIR studies of nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes, 385

Fullerenes

Theory and modeling of nanocarbon phase stability, 285

Functionalization

Covalent immobilization of glucose oxidase on conducting ultra-

nanocrystalline diamond thin films, 279

Inroad to modification of detonation nanodiamond, 296

Gas flow rate

Effects of methane gas flow rate on the optoelectrical properties of

nitrogenated carbon thin films grown by surface wave microwave

plasma chemical vapor deposition, 371

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Gauge factor

Study of polycrystalline diamond piezoresistive position sensors for

application in cochlear implant probe, 199

Geometrical field enhancement

Geometrical field enhancement on micropatterned nanodiamond film

for electron emissions, 417

Glucose sensor

Covalent immobilization of glucose oxidase on conducting ultra-

nanocrystalline diamond thin films, 279

HFCVD

Nanocrystalline diamond pn-structure grown by Hot-Filament CVD,

203

High frequency electronics

Nanocrystalline diamond films for surface acoustic wave devices, 193

High resolutions electron microscopy

Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopic study on the initial

stage growth of carbon nanotubes, 239

High speed growth

Improvement on the growth of ultrananocrystalline diamond by using

pre-nucleation technique, 353

Hot filament

Aspects of scaling CVD diamond reactors, 229

Hot filament CVD

Diamond electrodes for neurodynamic studies inAplysia californica, 183

In vitro adenosine detection with a diamond-based sensor, 225

Deposition of NCD films using hot filament CVD and Ar/CH4/H2 gas

mixtures, 345

HRTEM

Structural damage on multiwalled carbon nanotubes and encapsulated

single crystal nickel nanorods irradiated with Au+7 ions of 100

MeV, 300

Hybrid structure

Synthesis and field emission properties of hybrid structures of

ultrananocrystalline diamond and vertically aligned carbon nano-

fibers, 244

Hydrogen termination

Electrochemical properties of undoped hydrogen terminated CVD

diamond, 264

Hydrogenation

Effects of post-deposition heat treatment and hydrogenation on

electrical conductivity of nanodiamond films, 440

Implantation

Thermodynamic conditions of ta-C formation at implantation of noble-

gas ions in carbon, 365

Impurities

Fabrication and characterization of vertically aligned carbon nanofiber

electrodes for biosensing applications, 433

Integrated

CVD diamond thin film technology for MEMS packaging, 254

Interface structure

Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopic study on the initial

stage growth of carbon nanotubes, 239

Intrinsic CVD diamond

Electrochemical properties of undoped hydrogen terminated CVD

diamond, 264

Ion bombardment

Thermodynamic conditions of ta-C formation at implantation of noble-

gas ions in carbon, 365

Ion-sensitive field effect transistor

Electrochemical properties of undoped hydrogen terminated CVD

diamond, 264

Low turn-on

Field emission characteristics of diamond edge-shaped emitters

fabricated using nitrogen–methane plasma, 329

MEMS

CVD diamond thin film technology for MEMS packaging, 254

MEMS resonator

Polycrystalline diamond MEMS resonator technology for sensor

applications, 398

Methane

Effects of methane gas flow rate on the optoelectrical properties of

nitrogenated carbon thin films grown by surface wave microwave

plasma chemical vapor deposition, 371

Methanol oxidation

Polycrystalline boron-doped diamond films as supports for methanol

oxidation electrocatalysts, 275

Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)

Mechanical dissipation at elevated temperatures in tetrahedral amor-

phous carbon oscillators, 309

Microwave

Effects of methane gas flow rate on the optoelectrical properties of

nitrogenated carbon thin films grown by surface wave microwave

plasma chemical vapor deposition, 371

Microwave plasma CVD

Synthesis of thick, uniform, smooth ultrananocrystalline diamond

films by microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition,

341

Microwave surface-wave plasma CVD

Optical and structural properties of amorphous carbon thin films

deposited by microwave surface-wave plasma CVD, 188

300 mm wafers

Aspects of scaling CVD diamond reactors, 229

Modelling

Modelling of single-crystal diamond Schottky diodes for high-voltage

applications, 317

MPCVD

Comparative study of nucleation processes for the growth of nano-

crystalline diamond, 234

Step growth in single crystal diamond grown by microwave plasma

chemical vapor deposition, 304

Field emission characteristics of diamond edge-shaped emitters

fabricated using nitrogen–methane plasma, 329

Fabrication of aligned convex CNT field emission triode by MPCVD,

334

MPECVD

Improvement on the growth of ultrananocrystalline diamond by using

pre-nucleation technique, 353

Growth of high quality AlN thin films on diamond using TiN/Ti buffer

layer, 404

MWCNT

Structural damage on multiwalled carbon nanotubes and encapsulated

single crystal nickel nanorods irradiated with Au+7 ions of 100

MeV, 300

MWCNTs

FTIR studies of nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes, 385

Nanocrystalline

Electrical properties of thin nanocrystalline diamond based structures,

207

Nanocrystalline diamond

Nanocrystalline diamond films for surface acoustic wave devices,

193

Comparative study of nucleation processes for the growth of nano-

crystalline diamond, 234

Deposition of NCD films using hot filament CVD and Ar/CH4/H2 gas

mixtures, 345

Nanodiamond

Electrochemical sensing using nanodiamond microprobe, 269

Theory and modeling of nanocarbon phase stability, 285

Inroad to modification of detonation nanodiamond, 296

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Geometrical field enhancement on micropatterned nanodiamond film

for electron emissions, 417

Effects of post-deposition heat treatment and hydrogenation on

electrical conductivity of nanodiamond films, 440Nano-formations

Observation of structural changes in carbon films under external

influences, 394Nanostructures

Fabrication and characterization of vertically aligned carbon nanofiber

electrodes for biosensing applications, 433Nanotubes

Stability of field emission current from various types of carbon

nanotube films, 212

Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopic study on the initial

stage growth of carbon nanotubes, 239NCD

Nanocrystalline diamond pn-structure grown by Hot-Filament CVD,

203

Comparative study of nucleation processes for the growth of nano-

crystalline diamond, 234

Characteristics of ultra-nano-crystalline diamond films grown on the

porous anodic alumina template, 324NH3 plasma

Effects of NH3 plasma pretreatment on the growth of carbon nanotubes,

361Ni nanorods

Structural damage on multiwalled carbon nanotubes and encapsulated

single crystal nickel nanorods irradiated with Au+7 ions of 100

MeV, 300Nitrides

Growth of adhesive cubic phase boron nitride films without argon ion

bombardment, 444Nitrogen doping

Optical and structural properties of amorphous carbon thin films

deposited by microwave surface-wave plasma CVD, 188

Effects of post-deposition heat treatment and hydrogenation on

electrical conductivity of nanodiamond films, 440Nitrogen–methane plasma

Field emission characteristics of diamond edge-shaped emitters

fabricated using nitrogen–methane plasma, 329

Nucleation

Comparative study of nucleation processes for the growth of nano-

crystalline diamond, 234

3 omega method

Extending the 3x-method to the MHz range for thermal conductivity

measurements of diamond thin films, 389

Optical band gap

Optical and structural properties of amorphous carbon thin films

deposited by microwave surface-wave plasma CVD, 188

Optical properties

Fabrication and characterization of vertically aligned carbon nanofiber

electrodes for biosensing applications, 433

Oxygen sensors

Oxygen effect on the electrochemical behavior of n-type sulfur-doped

diamond, 221

PAA

Characteristics of ultra-nano-crystalline diamond films grown on the

porous anodic alumina template, 324

Phase diagrams

Theory and modeling of nanocarbon phase stability, 285

Phase transitions

Theory and modeling of nanocarbon phase stability, 285

Phonon confinement

Morphology, optical properties and single-electron spectrum of

ddetector-qualityT polycrystalline diamond layers, prepared by

MW CVD, 410

Piezoresistive sensor

Study of polycrystalline diamond piezoresistive position sensors for

application in cochlear implant probe, 199

Plasma CVD

Growth and characterization of single crystal CVD diamond film based

nuclear detectors, 292

Plasmo-chemical deposition

Observation of structural changes in carbon films under external

influences, 394

pn-structure

Nanocrystalline diamond pn-structure grown by Hot-Filament CVD, 203

Polycrystalline CVD diamond

Morphology, optical properties and single-electron spectrum of

ddetector-qualityT polycrystalline diamond layers, prepared by

MW CVD, 410

Polycrystalline diamond

Study of polycrystalline diamond piezoresistive position sensors for

application in cochlear implant probe, 199

Pressure effect

Cold cathodes for applications in poor vacuum and low pressure air

environments: Carbon nanotubes versus ZnO nanoneedles, 426

Pulsed laser deposition (PLD)

Growth of adhesive cubic phase boron nitride films without argon ion

bombardment, 444

Purification

Inroad to modification of detonation nanodiamond, 296

Quality factor

Polycrystalline diamond MEMS resonator technology for sensor

applications, 398

Raman spectroscopy

Electrochemical tuning and investigations on actuator mechanism of

single-wall carbon nanotubes, 378

Reactive ion etch

Geometrical field enhancement on micropatterned nanodiamond film

for electron emissions, 417

Resonant frequency

Polycrystalline diamond MEMS resonator technology for sensor

applications, 398

RF plasma

Effect of metal coating on the formation of diamond whiskers in O2 RF

plasma, 357

RF-sputtering

Growth of high quality AlN thin films on diamond using TiN/Ti buffer

layer, 404

Scaling

Aspects of scaling CVD diamond reactors, 229

Schottky diodes

Electrical properties of thin nanocrystalline diamond based structures,

207

Modelling of single-crystal diamond Schottky diodes for high-voltage

applications, 317

Sensing

Electrochemical sensing using nanodiamond microprobe, 269

Sensors

Diamond electrodes for neurodynamic studies in Aplysia californica,

183

In vitro adenosine detection with a diamond-based sensor, 225

SHI-irradiation

Structural damage on multiwalled carbon nanotubes and encapsulated

single crystal nickel nanorods irradiated with Au+7 ions of 100

MeV, 300

Silicon-on-Diamond (SOD)

Silicon-on-Diamond — An engineered substrate for electronic applica-

tions, 248

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Single crystal diamond films

Step growth in single crystal diamond grown by microwave plasma

chemical vapor deposition, 304

Single crystal growth

Growth and characterization of single crystal CVD diamond film based

nuclear detectors, 292

Single-wall carbon nanotubes

Electrochemical tuning and investigations on actuator mechanism of

single-wall carbon nanotubes, 378

Step growth

Step growth in single crystal diamond grown by microwave plasma

chemical vapor deposition, 304

Stress

Aspects of scaling CVD diamond reactors, 229

Sulfur-doped diamond

Oxygen effect on the electrochemical behavior of n-type sulfur-doped

diamond, 221

Surface acoustic wave devices

Nanocrystalline diamond films for surface acoustic wave devices,

193

Surface wave

Effects of methane gas flow rate on the optoelectrical properties of

nitrogenated carbon thin films grown by surface wave microwave

plasma chemical vapor deposition, 371

Synthetic diamond

Growth and characterization of single crystal CVD diamond film based

nuclear detectors, 292

Temperature uniformity

Aspects of scaling CVD diamond reactors, 229

Tetrahedral amorphous carbon

Thermodynamic conditions of ta-C formation at implantation of noble-

gas ions in carbon, 365

TGA/DTA

FTIR studies of nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes, 385

Theory and simulation

Theory and modeling of nanocarbon phase stability, 285

Thermal conductivity

Extending the 3x-method to the MHz range for thermal conductivity

measurements of diamond thin films, 389

Thermal properties

Silicon-on-Diamond — An engineered substrate for electronic applica-

tions, 248

Amorphous carbon nitride for high temperature capacitor dielectric, 259

Mechanical dissipation at elevated temperatures in tetrahedral amor-

phous carbon oscillators, 309

Thin film package

CVD diamond thin film technology for MEMS packaging, 254

Thin films

Extending the 3x-method to the MHz range for thermal conductivity

measurements of diamond thin films, 389

Tribological performance

Tribological studies on ultra-fine diamond composite coatings deposited

on tungsten carbide, 313

Tungsten carbide substrates

Tribological studies on ultra-fine diamond composite coatings deposited

on tungsten carbide, 313

Ultra-fine diamond composite coatings

Tribological studies on ultra-fine diamond composite coatings deposited

on tungsten carbide, 313

Ultrananocrystalline diamond films

Synthesis of thick, uniform, smooth ultrananocrystalline diamond

films by microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition,

341

UNCD

Improvement on the growth of ultrananocrystalline diamond by using

pre-nucleation technique, 353

Growth of high quality AlN thin films on diamond using TiN/Ti buffer

layer, 404

Uniformity

Aspects of scaling CVD diamond reactors, 229

Urbach tail

Morphology, optical properties and single-electron spectrum of

ddetector-qualityT polycrystalline diamond layers, prepared by

MW CVD, 410

Zinc oxide

Cold cathodes for applications in poor vacuum and low pressure air

environments: Carbon nanotubes versus ZnO nanoneedles, 426