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

The structural properties of both nanodiamond particles synthesized by detonation and the
products of their transformation into carbon onions via vacuum annealing at 1000 and 1500 …

Size, morphology, and nitrogen impurity location, all of which are all thought to be related to
the luminescent properties of detonation nanodiamonds, are determined in several …

Despite their name, nanodiamonds (ND) are comprised of a complex interplay of different
carbon phases. The diamond core is surrounded by the shell consisting mostly of disordered …

We have investigated the early stages of graphitization on detonation nanodiamond during
sequential annealing treatments under vacuum using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy …

In order to readily utilize nanodiamond (ND) particulates produced by detonation synthesis
in many nanotechnology applications, it is necessary to modify the surface chemistry and to …

Here, we present a comprehensive study analyzing early stages of the transformation of
detonation nanodiamond (ND) powder to graphitic carbon onions via thermal annealing in …

Our research is directed towards finding inroad (s) for conversion of detonation
nanodiamond to more standard nanopowder with, first of all, enhancement of chemical and …

Clusters of diamond-phase carbon, known as nanodiamonds, exhibit novel mechanical,
optical and biological properties that have elicited interest for a wide range of technological …

Development of efficient production methods of nanodiamond (ND) particles containing
substitutional nitrogen and nitrogen-vacancy (NV) complexes remains an important goal in …