Defects always exist in the applied energetic materials (EMs) and have a vital influence on
ignition mechanism and further sensitivity. The defect engineering of EMs aims to obtain the …

Shock loading takes materials from ambient conditions to extreme conditions of temperature
and nonhydrostatic stress on picosecond timescales. In molecular materials the fast loading …

Given the constraints on typical bond energies and the commonality of final products
produced from combustion of Csingle bondHsingle bondNsingle bond O based energetic …

The formation of hot spots in dynamically compressed, plastic-bonded explosives is known
to be the primary mechanism by which these materials ignite and initiate, but hot spots are …

The shock to detonation transition in heterogeneous high energy density solids starts with
the spatial localization of mechanical energy into so-called hotspots that form due to the …

Shockwave interactions with a material's microstructure localizes energy into hotspots,
which act as nucleation sites for complex processes such as phase transformations and …

In energetic materials, the localization of energy into “hotspots” is known to dictate the
initiation of chemical reactions and detonation. Recent all-atom simulations have shown that …

Head-to-head comparisons of multiple experimental observations and numerical
simulations on a deconstructed plastic-bonded explosive consisting of an octahydro-1, 3, 5 …

Magnesium alloys are an attractive material system for protection applications due to their
high specific strength and stiffness, but exhibit low ductility in these applications. The …

Although shock experiments are traditionally performed in large facilities, tabletop
experiments that provide convenient high-throughput shock testing have been growing in …