Nonequilibrium Nondissipative Thermodynamics: With Application to Low-Pressure Diamond Synthesis

Abstract

1. Classical Thermodynamics.- 2. Fundamentals of Modern Thermodynamics.- 3. High-Pressure Synthesis and Low-Pressure Vapor Growth of Diamond Seeds.- 4. Activated Low-Pressure Diamond Growth from the Vapor Phase.- 5. Reaction Coupling Model.- 6. Nonequilibrium Phase Diagrams of C-H, C-O and Other Binary Systems.- 7. Nonequilibrium Phase Diagrams of C-H-O and Other Ternary Systems.- 8. Further Discussions on Some Debates.- 9. Other Applications and Summary.- References.