Non Classical Crystallization of Thin Films and Nanostructures in CVD and PVD Processes 1 Non Classical Crystallization 2 Thermodynamics of Physical and Chemical Vapour Deposition 3 Nucleation 4 Growth 5 Diamond Synthesis at Low Pressure 6 Growth Mechanism of CVD Diamond 7 Growth Mechanism of CVD Silicon 8 Other Works Related to Non Classical Crystallization of Thin Films and Nanostructures 9 Experimental Confirmation of Charged Nanoparticles during Atmospheric CVD Using Differential Mobility Analyser 10 Experimental Confirmation of Charged Nanoparticles at Low Pressure 11 Deposition Behavior of Charged Nanoparticles 12 Bias Effect on Deposition Behaviour of Charged Nanoparticles 13 Charge Enhanced Kinetics 14 Implications and Applications. . This book provides a comprehensive introduction to a recently developed approach to the growth mechanism of thin films and nanostructures via chemical vapour deposition (CVD). Starting from the underlying principles of the low pressure synthesis of diamond films it is shown that diamond growth occurs not by individual atoms but by charged nanoparticles. This newly discovered growth mechanism turns out to be general to many CVD and some physical vapor deposition (PVD) processes. This non classical crystallization is a new paradigm of crystal growth with active research taking place on growth in solution especially in biomineralization processes. Established understanding of the growth of thin films and nanostructures is based around processes involving individual atoms or molecules. According to the author’s research over the last two decades however the generation of charged gas phase nuclei is shown to be the rule rather than the exception in the CVD process and charged gas phase nuclei are actively involved in the growth of films or nanostructures. This new understanding is called the theory of charged nanoparticles (TCN). This book describes how the non classical crystallization mechanism can be applied to the growth of thin films and nanostructures in gas phase synthesis. Based on the author’s graduate lecture course the book is aimed at senior undergraduate and graduate students and researchers in the field of thin film and nanostructure growth or crystal growth. It is hoped that a new understanding of the growth processes of thin films and nanostructures will reduce trial and error in research and in industrial fabrication processes.