Table 1 Mean height of DND particles and the composites established from AFM topography data and calculated PPy thicknesses.

From: Nanodiamond surface chemistry controls assembly of polypyrrole and generation of photovoltage

Sample name

Mean Particle Height, nm

PPy thickness, nm

Poly-DND

4.8 ± 0.2

4.2 ± 0.4

Poly-DND/PPy

9.0 ± 0.3

H-DND

2.9 ± 0.1

3.8 ± 0.1

H-DND/PPy

6.7 ± 0.1

O-DND

5.1 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.7

O-DND/PPy

6.5 ± 0.6