This excellent, in-depth review of diamond films and coatings covers their properties, growth, deposition, characterization, and applications. The eight chapters are written by experts in their field. Early studies on synthetic diamonds were done in the 1950s and 1960s, however, their use and importance were not recognized until the late 1970s and early 1980s. These coatings are now being used in high temperature and tribological applications, optics and electro-optics applications, and certainly biological applications.Diamond Properties and Applications Synthesis of Bulk Diamond: History and Present Status Chemical Mechanismus of Diamond CVD Technology of Vapor Phase Growth of Diamond Films Diamond as a Wear-Resistant Coating Characterization of Diamond Films Non-Electronic Applications of Diamond Films Electronic Applications of Diamond Films and Coatings References IndexThis excellent, in-depth review of diamond films and coatings covers their properties, growth, deposition, characterization, and applications. an excellent review of diamond films and coatings?Well illustrated, containing many useful references. - IEEE