FirePhysChem, 2023 Nanothermites have recently attracted a great deal of interest in both military and civilian domains owing to their capability of igniting or exploding and releasing a significant quantity of heat via a redox reaction.
Djalal Trache +2 more
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Triphenylphosphine-Passivated Aluminum Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Reactivity in Al/CuO Nanothermites [PDF]
ACS OmegaThis work reports the synthesis of triphenylphosphine (PPh3)-passivated aluminum nanoparticles (Al@PPh3) via a one-pot wet chemical reduction of AlCl3 with LiAlH4 in refluxing mesitylene at a 1:1 PPh3/AlCl3 molar ratio under nitrogen, and evaluates their
Ming-Hsun Wu +4 more
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Synthesis of trifluoroacetic acid encapsulated aluminium nanoparticles and reactivity characterisation via Al/CuO nanothermites [PDF]
RSC AdvancesThis paper reports on the synthesis of aluminium nanoparticles (Al NPs) encapsulated with a trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) protective layer and the characterisation of their reactivity using Al/CuO nanothermite as a test platform. The Al NPs were synthesised
Ying-Shuo Cheng +3 more
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Solid-State Reactive Processing of Al–Fe3O4 Nanothermites for In Situ Formation of Soft-Magnetic Fe Nanoparticles in an Aluminum Matrix [PDF]
ACS Materials AuWe present a solid-state reactive processing (SSRP) route that enables in situ formation and uniform dispersion of metallic Fe nanoparticles within an aluminum matrix through controlled nanothermitic reactions. Using friction-assisted plastic deformation
Md Jasim Uddin +13 more
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Defence Technology, 2023 Combustion within small motors is key in the application-specific development of nanothermite-based micro-energetic systems. This study evaluates the performance of nanothermite mixtures in a converging-diverging nozzle and an open tube.
Ahmed Fahd +5 more
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Abrupt Transition of Nanothermite Reactivity: The Roles of Loading Density, Microstructure and Ingredients [PDF]
MoleculesNanothermites are widely applied as specific power sources for microscale initiators and pyrotechnics. Increasing the charge density enhances energy storage within a confined combustion chamber, but it also alters the reaction kinetics.
Chengbo Ru +7 more
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Ignition of nanothermites by a laser diode pulse
Defence Technology, 2022 Experimental investigation has been carried out for laser ignition and combustion of nanothermites based on aluminum and oxides of copper, bismuth and molybdenum. Ultrasonic mixing of nanosized powders was used to produce compositions.
Alexander Yu Dolgoborodov +2 more
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Nanoenergetic Materials: From Materials to Applications [PDF]
NanomaterialsBoth nanoscience and nanotechnology have undoubtedly contributed significantly to the development of thermite-based nanoenergetic materials (NEMs) with tunable and tailorable combustion performance and their subsequent integration into devices ...
Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan, Anqi Wang
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Ti/CuO Nanothermite Doped with Secondary Energetic Materials: A Study of Combustion Parameters [PDF]
MoleculesNanothermites have found broad applications; however, due to being systems largely reacting in condensed phases, their performance is somewhat limited by heat and mass transfer.
Mateusz Polis +8 more
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Changes in the state of matter of KCIO4 to improve thermal and combustion properties of Al/MoO3 nanothermite [PDF]
BMC ChemistryTo improve the thermal and combustion properties of nanothermites, a design theory of changing the state of matter and structural state of the reactants during reaction was proposed.
Jialin Chen +9 more
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