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Feasibility of organo-beryllium target mandrels using organo-germanium PECVD as a surrogate

Inertial Confinement Fusion capsules incorporating beryllium are becoming attractive for use in implosion experiments designed for modest energy gain. This paper explores the feasibility of chemical vapor deposition of organo-beryllium precursors to form coating materials of interest as ablators and fuel containers. Experiments were performed in a surrogate chemical system utilizing tetramethylgermane as the organometallic precursor. Coatings with up to 60 mole percent germanium were obtained. … more

Date: March 9, 1995

Creator: Brusasco, R.M.; Dittrich, T. & Cook, R.C.

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Structural and Electronic Properties of Isolated Nanodiamonds: A Theoretical Perspective

Nanometer sized diamond has been found in meteorites, proto-planetary nebulae and interstellar dusts, as well as in residues of detonation and in diamond films. Remarkably, the size distribution of diamond nanoparticles appears to be peaked around 2-5 nm, and to be largely independent of preparation conditions. Using ab-initio calculations, we have shown that in this size range nanodiamond has a fullerene-like surface and, unlike silicon and germanium, exhibit very weak quantum confinement effe… more

Date: September 9, 2004

Creator: Raty, J & Galli, G