| Classical Thermodynamics | p. 1 |
| Basic Laws of Classical Thermodynamics | p. 1 |
| Classical Equilibrium Thermodynamics | p. 4 |
| Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics in Classical Thermodynamics | p. 8 |
| Criteria of Change Direction and Limitation | p. 10 |
| Relationship Between Gibbs Free Energy and Temperature or Pressure | p. 11 |
| Chemical Potential and Its Relationship with Temperature and Pressure | p. 13 |
| Change of Gibbs Free Energy in Chemical Reactions | p. 17 |
| Limitation to the Applicability of Classical Thermodynamics | p. 21 |
| Fundamentals of Modern Thermodynamics | p. 23 |
| Modern Formulation of Basic Thermodynamic Laws | p. 24 |
| Some Basic Concepts in Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics | p. 26 |
| Irreversibility of Change with Time | p. 27 |
| Equilibrium State, Stationary State and Nonequilibrium State | p. 27 |
| Reversible and Irreversible Processes | p. 28 |
| Assumption of Local Equilibrium | p. 29 |
| Calculation of Entropy | p. 31 |
| Systematization of Modern Thermodynamics | p. 35 |
| Onsager's Reciprocity Relation | p. 40 |
| Entropy Production Minimization Principle | p. 45 |
| Prigogine's Dissipative Structures | p. 47 |
| Bénard's Pattern | p. 47 |
| Laser Emission | p. 48 |
| Chemical Oscillation | p. 51 |
| High-Pressure Synthesis and Low-Pressure Vapor Growth of Diamond Seeds | p. 53 |
| Early History of Diamond Synthesis | p. 53 |
| Thermodynamic Predictions | p. 55 |
| Success of the High-Pressure Process | p. 57 |
| Early Exploration of Low-Pressure Vapor Growth of Diamond Seeds | p. 64 |
| Thermodynamic Conditions for Crystal Growth from the Vapor Phase | p. 65 |
| Supersaturation Degree | p. 65 |
| Nucleation Barrier | p. 66 |
| Diamond Seed Growth from the Vapor Phase | p. 71 |
| Activated Low-Pressure Diamond Growth from the Vapor Phase | p. 75 |
| Success of Activated Low-Pressure Vapor Growth Process | p. 75 |
| Setup of Activated Low-Pressure Growth from the Vapor Phase | p. 79 |
| Preferential Etching Kinetic Model of SAH | p. 85 |
| Kinetic Control Model | p. 86 |
| Some Thermodynamic Theoretical Models of the 1980s | p. 89 |
| Quasiequilibrium Model | p. 90 |
| Surface Reaction Thermodynamic Model | p. 94 |
| Defect-Induced Stabilization Model | p. 96 |
| Reaction Coupling Model | p. 99 |
| Chemical Pump Model | p. 99 |
| Mechanism of the Chemical Pump | p. 100 |
| Chemical Pump Reaction | p. 103 |
| Calculation of the Chemical Pump Effect | p. 104 |
| Reaction Coupling Model | p. 109 |
| Thermodynamic Data for Activated Graphite | p. 112 |
| New Concept of Nonequilibrium (Stationary) Phase Diagrams | p. 116 |
| Nonequilibrium Nondissipation Principle | p. 119 |
| Calculation of Nonequilibrium Phase Diagrams | p. 122 |
| Some Results and Discussions | p. 125 |
| Morphology of Diamond Crystals and Orientation of Diamond Films | p. 132 |
| Nonequilibrium Phase Diagrams of C-H, C-O and Other Binary Systems | p. 139 |
| T-X Nonequilibrium Phase Diagrams for C-H Binary Systems | p. 139 |
| T-p-X Nonequilibrium Phase Diagrams for C-H and C-O Binary Systems | p. 146 |
| Nonequilibrium Phase Diagrams for Other Binary Systems | p. 150 |
| Nonequilibrium Phase Diagrams of C-H-O and Other Ternary Systems | p. 153 |
| Bachmann's Empirical Phase Diagram for the C-H-O System | p. 154 |
| Projective Nonequilibrium Phase Diagrams for C-H-O Systems | p. 157 |
| Influences of T and p Ranges on C-H-O Ternary Phase Diagrams | p. 161 |
| Cross-Sectional Nonequilibrium Phase Diagrams for C-H-O Ternary Systems | p. 165 |
| Nonequilibrium Phase Diagrams for C-H-X Ternary Systems | p. 169 |
| Further Discussions on Some Debates | p. 173 |
| Coupled Reaction in Biochemistry | p. 174 |
| The Seventy-Year Controversy About Reaction Coupling in Chemistry | p. 178 |
| Quantitative Verification of Reaction Coupling in Inanimate Systems | p. 185 |
| Reaction Barrier in Synthetic Diamond Processes | p. 195 |
| """"Unified Barrier"""" Model | p. 195 |
| Thermodynamic Coupling Effect and Catalytic Effect | p. 196 |
| Analysis of Calculated Results and Conclusions | p. 203 |
| Other Thermodynamic Discussions on Activated CVD Diamond | p. 209 |
| Charged Cluster Model | p. 209 |
| Other Thermodynamic Discussions | p. 211 |
| Other Applications and Summary | p. 213 |
| Nonequilibrium Phase Diagrams for the Activated CVD cBN Process | p. 213 |
| Modern Thermodynamics for Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reactions | p. 217 |
| A Characteristic of Life: Drawing Negative Entropy from its Environment | p. 219 |
| Some Similarities of Reaction Coupling in Biological and Inanimate Systems | p. 224 |
| Some Conclusions, Further Development and Prospects | p. 228 |
| References | p. 237 |
| Index | p. 251 |
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