Reactive multilayer thin films are a class of energetic materials that continue to attract
attention for use in joining applications and as igniters. Generally composed of two …

This review focuses on the properties of reactive materials (RMs) that enable exothermic
formation reactions and their application as local heat sources. We examine how the heat …

We use pulses of electrical, mechanical, and thermal energy to determine the ignition
thresholds of self-propagating reactions in Al/(Ni-7 V) and Al/Inconel multilayers. The energy …

This chapter explores exothermic, self-propagating formation reactions within multilayer
films and foils, and it describes how the average chemistries and microstructures of the …

Phase transformations and transient morphologies are examined as exothermic formation
reactions self-propagate across Al/Ni nanolaminate films. The rapid evolution of these …

Non‐isothermal processes in nanometric metallic multilayers are reviewed, both
experimentally and theoretically. The Ni/Al nanofoil is considered as a model system. On the …

An emission spectrometer (450-850 nm) using a high-throughput, high numerical aperture
(NA= 0.3) prism spectrograph with stepped fiberoptic coupling, 32 fast photomultipliers and …

To cover the wide range of applications of reactive multilayers, it is necessary to have the
ability to vary and control their front propagation velocities as well as their maximum reaction …

Uniformly-shaped, micron-scale particles with nanoscale layers of Al and Ni and a volume
fill of 20%±1% were fabricated by depositing Al/Ni multilayer films onto mesh substrates with …

The nanoscale design of metallic multilayer thin films is one crucial factor that greatly
influences the kinetics, often inducing unusual phase transformations. Metastable or …