Photonic active diamond nanoparticles attract increasing attention from a wide community
for applications in drug delivery and monitoring experiments as they do not bleach or blink …

Hydrogen terminations (C–H) confer to diamond layers specific surface properties such as a
negative electron affinity and a superficial conductive layer, opening the way to specific …

The presence of large amounts of nondiamond carbon in detonation-synthesized
nanodiamond (ND) severely limits applications of this exciting nanomaterial. We report on a …

Upon reduction of particle size to the nanometer range, one has to deal with the general
issue of spontaneous agglomeration, which often obstructs postsynthesis modification of …

The finite resources of fossil fuels and the worsening global climate have stimulated
tremendous interest in searching for energy-saving and nonpolluting catalysts that can be …

Imparting multiple functions to nanoparticles through organic functionalization has been
attracting significant interest, particularly in terms of biomedical applications. Among them …

Hydrophobic blue fluorescent nanodiamond was synthesized by covalent linking of
octadecylamine to the surface of nanodiamond particles. The material is easily dispersible in …

The heat treatment effects on the properties of nano-diamond powder are discussed in view
of experimental studies using complementary analytical techniques. The heat treatment was …

Conspectus Interest in nanodiamond (ND) has been spurred by its unique properties such
as high biocompatibility, versatile surface chemistry, and the possibility to apply it as drug …

Diamond nanoparticles are another form of carbon nanomaterials with unique properties
and applications. This article discusses the progress made in the production …