"Version: 20191101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The carbon atom -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Electronic configuration and covalent bonding between carbon atoms -- 1.3. Carbon allotropes -- 1.4. Bonding energy and energy bands -- 1.5. Summary -- 1.6. Exercises2. Diamond -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Introduction to diamond -- 2.3. Band structure of diamond -- 2.4. Sup…