Synthetic Diamond

Karl E. Spear is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University - Penn State. He received a B.S. - mathematics - from Baker University, a Ph.D. - physical chemistry - from the University of Kansas, and studied 15 months at the University of Münster, Germany on an NSF Graduate Fellowship.

• Partial table of contents: The Vision of Diamond as an Engineered Material (M. Yoder). Summary of Research on Diamond Growth from the Gas Phase in Russia(D. Fedoseev). Development and Status of Diamondlike Carbon (A. Grill & B.Meyerson). Vapor Phase Diagnostics in Diamond CVD (H. Thorsheim & J.Butler). Physical, Chemical, and Microstructural Characterization andProperties of Diamond (W. van Enckevort). Optical Properties and Optoelectronic Applications of Diamond (J.Pankove & C.-H. Qiu). Industrial Applications of Single-Crystal Diamond (M. Seal). A Comparative Assessment of CVD Diamond Manufacturing Technologyand Economics (J. Busch & J. Dismukes). Index.