This book serves as an important source of information for readers involved in the new diamond film technology, emphasizing synthesis technologies and diamond film applications, and including specific chapters that address film characterization methods and the physics and chemistry of film synthesis.Covers major synthesis technologies such as hot-filament, high pressure arc jet, microwave plasma assisted, combustion synthesis, and laser assisted diamond deposition!Containing over 1600 references, drawings, photographs, micrographs, equations, and tables, and contributions by experts from both industry and academia, Diamond Films Handbook provides descriptions of state-of-the-art synthesis apparatus and methodspresents issues and challenges involved in diamond cutting tool, thermal management, electronic device, and optical applicationsfurnishes necessary theoretical information on the physics and chemistry of diamond deposition pathways, nucleation, and growthsurveys techniques and technology for diamond film characterization and assessmentfeatures a review of the history of diamond film technology by a pioneer in the fieldand more!Supplying field-tested commercial device data and an accurate assessment of how real-world tools compare to theoretical predictions, the Diamond Films Handbook is a must-have reference for materials, chemical, mechanical, electrical and electronics, optical, and semiconductor engineers; physicists; materials and biomedical scientists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.