The Structure of Chemically Modified Detonation-Synthesized Nanodiamond Particles

The results of studies of the structure of chemically modified detonation-synthesized nanodiamond (ND) particles by a set of physical and chemical methods are reported. It is shown that the crystal structure, size, and the paramagnetic properties of the particles persist during chemical modification processes. No nondiamond sp2 carbon is observed in the composition of the particles. The first experimental evidence for the uniform distribution of nitrogen impurities in the detonation-synthesized nanodiamond particles is presented.