Nano-engineered diamond and diamond-like carbon films for advanced electronic, photonic, and biomedical devices: Materials design, processing, and device-level insights

Palanivendhan Murugadoss; Ravikumar Jayabal; P.S. Raghavendra Rao; Deepak Kohli; Atul Dadhich; Premananda Pradhan; Krishnakant Bhole; Kulmani Mehar; K. Kamakshi Priya

doi:10.1016/j.jsamd.2026.101142

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Nano-engineered diamond and diamond-like carbon films for advanced electronic, photonic, and biomedical devices: Materials design, processing, and device-level insights

Palanivendhan Murugadoss Ravikumar Jayabal

P.S. Raghavendra Rao Deepak Kohli Atul Dadhich Premananda Pradhan Krishnakant Bhole Kulmani Mehar K. Kamakshi Priya

Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices Vol. 11 No. 2 pp. 101142 · Elsevier BV

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Palanivendhan Murugadoss

Department of Mechanical Engineering Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University) Bhubaneswar Odisha India

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Palanivendhan Murugadoss, Ravikumar Jayabal, P.S. Raghavendra Rao, et al. (2026). Nano-engineered diamond and diamond-like carbon films for advanced electronic, photonic, and biomedical devices: Materials design, processing, and device-level insights. Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 11(2), 101142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2026.101142

Nano-engineered diamond and diamond-like carbon films for advanced electronic, photonic, and biomedical devices: Materials design, processing, and device-level insights

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