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Symposium FF: Nanodiamond Particles and Related Materials–From Basic Science to Applications

• 2012 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit

• April 9 - April 13, 2012
• Moscone West Convention Center | Marriott Marquis - San Francisco, California-
• Meeting Chairs: Lara A. Estroff, Jun Liu, Kornelius Nielsch, Kazumi Wada

Nanodiamond Particles and Related Materials–From Basic Science to Applications

Within the last few years, world-wide interest in applications of nanodiamond (ND) particles has grown rapidly.  Nanodiamond particles with the smallest crystal size of just a few nanometers are produced by detonation of carbon-containing explosives (so-called detonation nanodiamonds) or by grinding microdiamond powders manufactured by static high-pressure, high-temperature synthesis.  This symposium will cover the traditional and newly developed applications of NDs, including high-precision polishing, wear-resistant additives to metal coatings, antifriction additives to lubricants and oils, polymer nanocomposites, and biomedical applications.  Of particular target will be several important new application areas based on the potential of incorporating foreign atoms in the lattice of nanodiamond particles.  Major thrust areas where controlled doping of NDs and on-demand production of N-V centers can revolutionize the field include quantum information processing, quantum computing, magnetometry, and photoluminescent probes.  One of the topics of the symposium will include onion-like carbon produced from detonation NDs by high-tempera-ture annealing in an inert atmosphere.  Abstracts are solicited on topics related to recent advances in ND synthesis, processing, characterization, surface functionalization, impart of photoluminescent properties, and a broad range of application areas.

Topics to be addressed include (but will not be limited to):

• New methods of synthesis of nanodiamonds
• Advanced processing of nanodiamonds (deagglomeration, purification, etc.)
• Surface functionalization of nanodiamonds
• Nanodiamond electrochemistry
• Nanodiamond doping and transport
• Photoluminescence of nanodiamond
• Nanodiamonds for quantum optics, magnetometry,
  and information processing; thermal and mechanical applications of nanodiamond
• Biomedical applications
• Nanodiamonds in polishing applications
• Nanodiamond-based nanolubricants
• Nanodiamond particles for seeding
• Carbon onions and onion-like carbon
• Raman spectroscopy and other characterization techniques
• Modeling and simulation

Limited financial support will be available to students presenting in this symposium. Send inquiries to Symposium Organizer Olga Shenderova: oshenderova@itc-inc.org  
 

Invited speakers include (partial list):

Amanda Barnard (CSIRO, Australia), Huan-Cheng Chang (Academia Sinica, Taiwan), Xi-Wen Du (Tianjin Univ., China), Dean Ho (Northwestern Univ.), Stephan Irle (Nagoya Univ., Japan), Richard Jackman (Univ. College London, United Kingdom), Vladimir Kuznetsov (Boreskov Inst. of Catalysis, Russia), Vadym Mochalin (Drexel Univ.), Shigeyuki Mori (Iwate Univ., Japan), Hitoshi Omori (RIKEN, Japan), Igor Vlasov (General Physics Inst., Russia), Joerg Wrachtrup (Univ. of Stuttgart, Germany), Yohsuke Yoshinari  (Kyoto Univ., Japan),  Gleb Yushin (Georgia Inst. of Technology).

Symposium Organizer

Olga Shenderova
International Technology Center
P. O. Box 13740
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Tel 919-881-0250, Fax 919-881-0440
oshenderova@itc-inc.org  

Yury Gogotsi
Drexel University
A. J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
3141 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel 215-895-6446, Fax 215-895-1934
gogotsi@drexel.edu 

Anke Krueger
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Institute for Organic Chemistry
Am Hubland, D-97074 Wuerzburg, Germany
Tel 49-931-31-85334, Fax 49-931-88-84606
anke.krueger@uni-wuerzburg.de  

Eiji Osawa
Shinshu University
NanoCarbon Research Institute, AREC
3-15-1 Tokita, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
Tel 81-268-75-8381, Fax 81-268-75-8551
osawaeiji@aol.com