Diamond 2009
20th Anniversary Conference
Join us in Athens for the 20th European Conference on Diamond, Diamond- Like Materials, Carbon Nanotubes, and Nitrides.

Programme now available

Featured Speaker
Orlando Auciello,  Argonne National Laboratory, USA

Orlando AucielloScience and technology of ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) films and application to multifunctional devices: A new paradigm in materials science and integration and new device architectures is underway to develop a new generation of macro to nanoscale multifunctional devices. A review will be presented on the status of the UNCD film technology developed and patented at Argonne National Laboratory.
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This years conference will have a new feature of focused sessions, each containing one or more invited talks and a number of contributed talks, and organized by leading workers in the following respective fields.

  • ‘Devices’, organized by M Koide
  • ‘Single Defects in Diamond and Quantum Computing’, organized by J Wrachtrup
  • ‘Superconductivity in Diamond’, organized by E Bustarret
  • ‘Graphene’ organized by L Ley

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Attendance at this meeting will enable to you to:

  • Learn from internationally renowned researchers in a comprehensive programme covering the latest developments in fundamental science to industrial applications.
  • Present your latest research in the contributed oral and poster sessions.
  • Interact  and network with interdisciplinary colleagues to exchange ideas and experiences
  • Celebrate the 20th anniversary of this important conference series

Book now for the gala dinner

The beautiful beachside venue for the conference dinner

Tickets €55

The programme will cover the latest developments in the scientific and technological aspects of vapour growth diamond, natural and synthetic diamond, nano-diamond, and related materials such as carbon nanotubes, diamond-like carbon and wide gap nitrides particularly cubic boron nitride, focusing on the following areas:

  • Characterisation
  • Electronic and Optoelectronic Properties, Applications and Devices
  • Mechanical, Thermal Properties and Applications
  • Electrochemistry and Biological Activity
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Diamond-like Carbon
  • III-nitrides

The Diamond Conference series is organized by the Diamond Conference Committee and Elsevier in association with Diamond and Related Materials.

 

Book Gala Dinner Tickets
02 July: Reserve your tickets for the beachside conference dinner
Remember to book your tickets for the optional Gala Dinner. Taking place at a beautiful beachside location this evening will offer delegates and their guests a memorable evening of Greek hospitality. ...
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Programme update
08 June:  Tutorial sessions announced
The following two tutorial sessions will take place on the Sunday before the conference: CVD diamond growth and reactor modelling (by Francois Silva, University Paris 13, France) and Nano-structured ...
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Diamond and Related Materials
Advancing the science and technology of diamond, diamond-like carbon, silicon carbides and Group 3 nitride materials
Diamond and Related Materials is an international, interdisciplinary journal which publishes articles covering both basic and applied research on diamond materials and related materials. These include cubic boron nitride and materials with characteristics and properties approaching or possibly exceeding those of diamond.