Metal particles are attractive candidate fuels for various propulsion and energy-conversion
applications, primarily due to their high energy densities. Micron-sized particles present …

Abstract The RDX, HMX, and AP are currently the most widely used energetic ingredients in
composite solid propellants, since the newly developed energetic compounds are still …

Multilayered Al/CuO thermite was deposited by a dc reactive magnetron sputtering method.
Pure Al and Cu targets were used in argon–oxygen gas mixture plasma and with an oxygen …

Nanothermites are attracting much attention for energetic applications. However, they suffer
from high electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitivity which makes their handling hazardous …

Exploiting the functionalization chemistry of graphene, long-range electrostatic and short-
range covalent interactions were harnessed to produce multifunctional energetic materials …

This paper presents the combustion characteristics of various copper oxide (CuO)
nanorods/aluminum (Al) nanothermite compositions and hybrid nanoenergetic mixtures …

One of the groups of pyrotechnic compositions is thermite compositions, so-called thermites,
which consist of an oxidant, usually in the form of a metal oxide or salt, and a free metal …

In this work, we demonstrate the development of high-performance nanothermite
composites derived from super-reactive CuO nanorods oxidizers fabricated by simple …

Abstract Sandwich-structure superhydrophobic CuO/Mg/fluorocarbon nanoenergetic
composite is prepared on the silicon substrate. An adhesion layer of Cu 2 O is sputtered on …

The spallation of isolated aluminum (Al) nanoparticles (NPs) is initiated using rapid
photothermal heating. The Al NPs exhibited a nominal diameter of 120 nm, with an average …