We found monochromatic electron photoemission from large-area self-assembled monolayers of a functionalized diamondoid, [121]tetramantane-6-thiol. Photoelectron spectra of the diamondoid monolayers exhibited a peak at the low-kinetic energy threshold; up to 68% of all emitted electrons were emitted within this single energy peak. The intensity of the emission peak is indicative of diamondoids b...

High molecular weight compounds dissolved in gases at elevated pressures and temperatures in reservoirs often present production problems. These can range ftom precipitation of solids which foul chillers and tubing to plasticizing membranes used for gas component separations. Quantitative analysis of such samples is problematic because they are frequently present in sample vessels as two phases...

The era of carbon nanomaterials has started with the first reports on fullerenes and related compounds in the mid-eighties, and a tremendous increase of the research activity in the field has been observed ever since. New classes of carbon materials have entered the scene such as carbon nanotubes, carbon onions, nanoscale diamond and diamondoids. A major turning point was the appearance of grap...