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Cover Picture: Synthesis of a Self-Assembled Hybrid of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond and Carbon Nanotubes (Adv. Mater. 12/2005)

  1. X. Xiao1,
  2. J. W. Elam1,3,
  3. S. Trasobares1,
  4. O. Auciello1,2,
  5. J. A. Carlisle1,2

Article first published online: 7 JUN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200590061

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 17, Issue 12, page n/a, June, 2005

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Xiao, X., Elam, J. W., Trasobares, S., Auciello, O. and Carlisle, J. A. (2005), Cover Picture: Synthesis of a Self-Assembled Hybrid of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond and Carbon Nanotubes (Adv. Mater. 12/2005). Adv. Mater., 17: n/a. doi: 10.1002/adma.200590061

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  1. 1

    Material Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA

  2. 2

    Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA

  3. 3

    Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 JUN 2005
  2. Article first published online: 7 JUN 2005

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Keywords:

  • Carbon nanotube composites;
  • Diamond;
  • Nanocrystalline materials

Abstract

The cover shows self-assembled hybrids of ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). These hybrids were successfully prepared by their simultaneous growth within an argon-rich Ar/CH4 plasma, in work reported on p. 1496 by Carlisle and co-workers. Various methods demonstrated the coexistence of UNCD and CNTs, and the capability of controlling the relative fraction and configuration of UNCD and CNTs in the hybrid material. This new synthesis pathway enables the development of new nanocarbons with unique mechanical, tribological, and electrochemical properties.

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