Advances in laser-assisted conversion of polymeric and graphitic carbon into nanodiamond films

P Joshi, P Riley, S Gupta, RJ Narayan… - Nanotechnology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Nanodiamond (ND) synthesis by nanosecond laser irradiation has sparked tremendous
scientific and technological interest. This review describes efforts to obtain cost-effective ND …

Laser-patterned carbon coatings on flexible and optically transparent plastic substrates for advanced biomedical sensing and implant applications

P Joshi, PR Riley, W Denning, S Shukla… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Medical grade polyethylene-based skeletal implants exhibit osteo-disintegration, erosion,
and modest hemocompatibility. Herein, we report on the fabrication of highly adherent …

Microstructure and defect engineering of graphite anodes by pulsed laser annealing for enhanced performance of lithium-ion batteries

N Khosla, J Narayan, R Narayan, XG Sun… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanosecond pulsed laser annealing significantly improves cyclability and current carrying
capacity of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This improvement is achieved by engineering of …

Multifunctional carbon-based nanostructures (CBNs) for advanced biomedical applications–a perspective and review

NN Joshi, J Narayan, R Narayan - Materials Advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon-based nanostructures (CBNs) have attracted immense attention from biomedical
researchers due to their unique combination of extraordinary mechanical, thermal, electrical …

Q-Carbon as a Corrosion-Resistant Coating

S Karmakar, M Sultana, A Haque - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A newly discovered quenched form of carbon, widely known as Q-carbon, thin films are
synthesized by the direct conversion of the amorphous carbon layer using the nanosecond …

Improvement of ambient temperature tribological properties of polycrystalline diamond compact treated by cobalt removal

R Gou, X Luo, G Xu, C Kang, J Chen, J Zhang… - Diamond and Related …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) is a super-hard composite material sintered under
high temperature and high pressure. It has excellent mechanical properties and is widely …

[HTML][HTML] Microwave plasma modelling in clamshell chemical vapour deposition diamond reactors

JA Cuenca, S Mandal, ELH Thomas… - Diamond and Related …, 2022 - Elsevier
A microwave plasma model of a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) reactor is presented for
understanding spatial heteroepitaxial growth of polycrystalline diamond on Si. This work is …

PCD after cobalt leaching reinforced by high temperature annealing: Tribological properties and graphitization evolution

R Gou, X Luo, K Li, C Kang, J Chen - Diamond and Related Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) is widely used in drill bits and bearings of downhole tools for
oil drilling because of its excellent tribological properties. However, the graphitization of …

Enhanced nucleation and large-scale growth of CVD diamond via surface-modification of silicon-incorporated diamond-like carbon thin films

PR Riley, P Joshi, J Narayan, RJ Narayan - Diamond and Related …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein we report a method to tailor the surface of silicon-incorporated diamond-like carbon
(Si-DLC) thin films to enhance the diamond nucleation density and growth. In this technique …

Growth of nanostructured diamond films on glass substrates by low-temperature microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition for applications in …

D Das, A Roy - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Low-temperature fabrication of superior nano-/microcrystalline diamond (NCD/MCD) films is
a major thrust in diamond technology. The widely used seeding techniques applied on the …