1st Edition
Diamondoids Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
Introduction
Structure, Nomenclature, and Symmetry of Diamondoids
Diamondoids and Their Relation to Other Carbon Nanomaterials
The Structure of Diamondoids
Classification of Diamondoids
Nomenclature and Classification of Diamondoids
Molecular Symmetry and Crystal Structures of Diamondoids
Differences between Diamondoids and Nanodiamonds
Chemical and Physical Properties and Characterization of Diamondoids
Chemical Properties
Physical Properties
Optical Properties
Mass Spectrometry of Diamondoids
Current and Future Applications of Diamondoids and Their Derivatives
Overview
Applications of Diamondoids in Oil Exploration
Current and Possible Future Applications of Diamondoids and Derivatives in Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Medicine, and Biotechnology
Applications in Materials Science and Nanotechnology
Possible Future Applications of Diamondoids
Summary
ISOLATION AND ORGANIC CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF DIAMONDOIDS
Occurrence and Isolation of Diamondoids from Natural Gas and Oil Reservoirs
Occurrence of Diamondoids in Natural Gas and Oil Reservoirs
Formation of Diamondoids in Natural Sources
Isolation of Diamondoids from Gas and Oil
Approaches for the Organic Synthesis of Diamondoids
A Brief History of the Isolation and Organic Synthesis of Diamondoids
Conventional Organic Chemical Synthesis of Diamondoids
Limitations of the Organic Synthesis of Diamondoids
NOVEL APPROACHES FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF DIAMONDOIDS BY MICROPLASMAS
Diamondoid Synthesis by Electric Discharge Microplasmas in Supercritical Fluids
Introduction
Generation of Plasmas in Supercritical Fluids
Electric Discharges in High-Pressure and Supercritical Fluid Microreactors
Synthesis of Diamondoids by Pulsed Laser Plasmas
Application of Pulsed Laser Plasmas in Supercritical Fluids to Nanomaterial Synthesis
Synthesis of Diamondoids by Pulsed Laser Plasmas
Micro-Raman Spectroscopy
Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
Comparison between PLA in scCO2 and scXe
Conclusions and Perspectives
Synthesis of Diamondoids by Atmospheric-Pressure Microplasmas
Introduction
Microchip Microplasma Reactors
Plasma Generation and Characterization
Summary
Conclusions and Perspectives
Biography
Sven Stauss received an engineering diploma in materials science from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, in 2000. After an internship at the R&D center of Toshiba, Japan, from 2000 to 2001, he pursued a PhD in materials science at the EPFL and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa). After his graduation in 2005, he joined the group of Prof. Terashima in the Department of Advanced Materials Science at the University of Tokyo, Japan, where he is currently assistant professor. His current research focuses on cryoplasmas and plasmas in supercritical fluids and their application to materials processing.
Kazuo Terashima received his ME and PhD in metallurgy and materials science from the University of Tokyo in 1984 and 1988, respectively. From 1993 to 1995, he was a guest professor at the University of Basel, Switzerland. He is now a professor in the Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo. His major interest is in plasma materials science. His main research focuses on microplasmas and their application to exotic plasmas, such as supercritical fluid plasmas and cryoplasmas.
