Buried Diamonds

Buried Diamonds
Author: April Henry
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2003-12-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312304034

Past and present collide when Claire finds an engagement ring that had been missing for 50 years and her Jewish roommate is targeted by Neo-Nazis in this Agatha- and Anthony-nominated series.

Three of Diamonds

Three of Diamonds
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2005-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101664053

What would Tim Diamond, the world's worst private detective, dowithout his quick-thinking brother Nick? The bumbling detective and his kid brother are at it again in these three hilarious, fast-paced mysteries. Whether it's finding out who flattened a philanthropist with a steamroller in The Blurred Man, outsmarting Parisian drug smugglers on a vacation gone miserably wrong in The French Confection, or catching the murderer behind a deadly class reunion in I Know What You Did Last Wednesday, there's never a dull moment with this crimesolving duo around. Find out if Nick can get to the bottom of these mysteries before Tim messes everything up, or worse, gets them both killed.

Power Electronics Device Applications of Diamond Semiconductors

Power Electronics Device Applications of Diamond Semiconductors
Author: Satoshi Koizumi
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2018-06-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0081021844

Power Electronics Device Applications of Diamond Semiconductors presents state-of-the-art research on diamond growth, doping, device processing, theoretical modeling and device performance. The book begins with a comprehensive and close examination of diamond crystal growth from the vapor phase for epitaxial diamond and wafer preparation. It looks at single crystal vapor deposition (CVD) growth sectors and defect control, ultra high purity SC-CVD, SC diamond wafer CVD, heteroepitaxy on Ir/MqO and needle-induced large area growth, also discussing the latest doping and semiconductor characterization methods, fundamental material properties and device physics. The book concludes with a discussion of circuits and applications, featuring the switching behavior of diamond devices and applications, high frequency and high temperature operation, and potential applications of diamond semiconductors for high voltage devices. - Includes contributions from today's most respected researchers who present the latest results for diamond growth, doping, device fabrication, theoretical modeling and device performance - Examines why diamond semiconductors could lead to superior power electronics - Discusses the main challenges to device realization and the best opportunities for the next generation of power electronics

Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things

Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things
Author: Rachelle J. Christensen
Publisher: Peachwood Press LLC
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2015-07-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

She’s sworn to solve an unthinkable theft, but her promise could get her killed. Can a master of design unpick a nuptial nightmare?

Wedding planner Adrielle Pyper believes wholeheartedly in happily ever after. Desperate for a fresh start since the horror of her best friend’s murder, she makes the move to a posh resort town and revels in attracting famous patrons. But she fears the honeymoon is over when someone steals a priceless imported dress…

With her new celebrity clients’ marital bliss at risk, the sharp-minded beauty takes her own vow to unravel the thread of the gown’s glittering secret. But with irresistible hunks in every pew and terrifying threats delivered to her door, her keen eye for clues could lead her to a deadly altar.

Can Adrielle crack the case before she ties a fatal knot?

Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things is the delightful first book in the Wedding Planner cozy mystery series. If you like heart-racing romance, thrilling twists, and heroines strong in snark, then you’ll love Rachelle J. Christensen’s charming tale.

Buy Diamond Rings are Deadly Things to undo a crooked engagement today!

Diamond and Diamond-Like Film Applications

Diamond and Diamond-Like Film Applications
Author: Peter Gielisse
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1998-05-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781566766555

This text covers nucleation and growth; modeling and phase equilibria; properties characterisation; diamond-like carbon; and wide bandgap nitrides and carbides of Diamond and Diamond-Film applications as presented as the proceedings of the third international symposium on Diamond Films in St.Petersburg, Russia June 16-19, 1996

SiC, Natural and Synthetic Diamond and Related Materials

SiC, Natural and Synthetic Diamond and Related Materials
Author: A.A. Gippius
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1992-04-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0444596771

This volume addresses the burgeoning field of wide band gap materials. The 64 contributed and invited papers will do much to stimulate the well-justified ongoing work, both theoretical and experimental, in this area. The high standard of the papers attests to the significant progress that has been made in this field, as well as reporting on the challenging problems that still remain to be solved.