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Cover Picture: Synthesis of a Self‐Assembled Hybrid of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond and Carbon Nanotubes (Adv. Mater. 12/2005)
Author(s) -
Xiao X.,
Elam J. W.,
Trasobares S.,
Auciello O.,
Carlisle J. A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200590061
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , diamond , nanotechnology , cover (algebra) , carbon fibers , tribology , hybrid material , composite material , composite number , mechanical engineering , engineering
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/CH 4 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.