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Molecular Functionalization of Planar Nanocrystalline and Porous Nanostructured Diamond to Form an Interface with Newborn and Adult Neurons
摘要： This article examines the ability of newly developed nanostructured porous boron-doped diamond (BDD) to form an interface with neural cells and the role of molecular functionalization by a polymer on this interface. Due to its high stability, biocompatibility, and electrical properties, BDD is a promising material for construction of neuroelectrodes. Nanostructuring and an increase in the surface specific area can further improve the sensitivity and performance of such electrodes. Here, porous BDD prepared in a multistep diamond deposition on a porous template consisting of a polymer and electrospun SiO2 fibers is examined. This work shows that this new material is biocompatible and does not exhibit any cytotoxicity on fibroblast cell lines. Further, this work shows that porous BDD supports regeneration of newborn and adult neurons when functionalized with poly-L-lysine.
关键词： nanocrystalline diamond,boron-doped diamond,enhanced surface area,neural interface,chemical functionalization
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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The Effect of Precursor Composition on the Structural Properties of Nanocrystalline Diamond Films
摘要： Nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) films were grown by hot filament CVD and the precursor composition dependence of the structural properties was examined. Films grown at 1 and 2 CH4 Vol% were found to be NCD layers with grain sizes of ～23–25 nm while films grown at 3–5 Vol% were identified as the mixtures of microcrystalline diamond and graphitic phase. The sp2/sp3 bonded carbon ratio in the grown films increased as the CH4 content increased up to 3 Vol% and then decreased beyond 4 Vol%. Microstructure and deposition rate were also found to be affected by the precursor composition and the NCD film grown at 1 CH4 Vol% showed a very dense microstructure and the highest deposition rate of ～3 nm/min.
关键词： Precursor Composition,Structural Properties,Nanocrystalline Diamond
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Diamond nanofeathers
摘要： This paper reports a special diamond nanostructure which we call diamond nanofeathers (DNFs). The nanostructure was discovered after electrochemically etching doped nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) films. With high resolution SEM, we have repeatedly observed highly porous, fractal-like geometry with “shafts”, “barbs” and “barbules” of the DNFs. A DNF has very high aspect ratio, with a height comparable to the thickness of the etched diamond film and a lateral size as small as several nanometers. This diamond nanostructure seems not to belong to either conventionally defined NCD or ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD). The Raman spectra tell that after the electrochemical etch, the DNFs have lower signals from the grain boundaries, compared with the Raman spectra before the etch, which suggests the pores of the DNFs was related with mass loss from the grain boundaries. Preliminary electrochemical characterization has observed more than 300× capacitance increase after the DNFs are fabricated out of a NCD film. With the specific pore size and the ease of fabrication, the DNFs could be a great material choice for supercapacitors, batteries, sensors, and solar cells etc.
关键词： Diamond nanofeathers,Supercapacitors,Nanocrystalline diamond,Raman spectra,Electrochemical etching
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Grain size dependence of tensile properties in nanocrystalline diamond
摘要： Nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) is a promising material due to its extraordinary mechanical properties, however, the research on the dependence of mechanical properties on the grain size (d) of NCD is still limited. In this paper, the mechanical behavior of 3D NCD with various d is investigated using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. It was found that the mechanical properties of NCD are sensitive to d. The Young's modulus (E) increases with the increase of d due to the increasing fraction of grain interiors (GIs), while the failure strain (εf) decreases with the increase of d due to the decreasing fraction of grain boundaries (GBs). It was also found that the failure strength (σf) decreases with the increase of d, which could be attributed to that for larger d the stress concentration in the GBs is severer, which may make cracks initiate more easily. Similar to εf and σf, the deformation work density was found to increase with the decrease of d, indicating the enhancement of toughness of NCD when d is small. For the samples of different d, the nucleation and propagation of both transgranular and intergranular cracks are the main failure mechanisms, which is consistent with experimental observations.
关键词： Molecular dynamics simulation,Mechanical property,Nanocrystalline diamond,Tension,Grain size
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01