Raman Study of the Diamond to Graphite Transition Induced by the Single Femtosecond Laser Pulse on the (111) Face.

The use of the ultrafast pulse is the current trend in laser processing many materials, including diamonds. Recently, the orientation of the irradiated crystal face was shown to play a crucial role in the diamond to graphite transition process. Here, we develop this approach and explore the nanostructure of the sp phase, and the structural perfection of the graphite produced.

Determination of Interlaminar Shear Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Composites under Biaxial Loading: A New Experimental Approach.

The complexity of biaxial tests and analysis of their results makes it difficult to study the interlaminar shear properties of fibre-reinforced composites, particularly under through-thickness compression, which occurs in thick-walled composite elements. The improvements in experimental methods to study the features of the nonlinear behaviour of composites under biaxial loading is now an important and relevant task in the development aircraft structural elements made of carbon fibre-reinforced polymers. This study aimed to develop a new experimental approach for the reliable determination of the interlaminar shear properties of laminates under through-thickness compression using a standard testing machine.

Fano-type Effect in Hydrogen-Terminated Pure Nanodiamond.

Two novel properties, unique for semiconductors, a negative electron affinity and a high p-type surface electrical conductivity, were discovered in diamond at the end of the last century. Both properties appear when the diamond surface is hydrogenated. A natural question arises: is the influence of the surface hydrogen on diamond limited only to the electrical properties? Here, for the first time to our knowledge, we observe a transparency peak at 1328 cm in the infrared absorption of hydrogen-terminated pure (undoped) nanodiamonds.

Spontaneous Light Emission Assisted by Mie Resonances in Diamond Nanoparticles.

Spontaneous light emission is known to be affected by the local density of states and enhanced when coupled to a resonant cavity. Here, we report on an experimental study of silicon-vacancy (SiV) color center fluorescence and spontaneous Raman scattering from subwavelength diamond particles supporting low-order Mie resonances in the visible range. For the first time to our knowledge, we have measured the size dependences of the SiV fluorescence emission rate and the Raman scattering intensity from individual diamond particles in the range from 200 to 450 nm.

A new approach to precise mapping of local temperature fields in submicrometer aqueous volumes.

Nanodiamonds hosting temperature-sensing centers constitute a closed thermodynamic system. Such a system prevents direct contact of the temperature sensors with the environment making it an ideal environmental insensitive nanosized thermometer. A new design of a nanodiamond thermometer, based on a 500-nm luminescent nanodiamond embedded into the inner channel of a glass submicron pipette is reported.