Recent advances in aluminium matrix composites reinforced with graphene-based nanomaterial: A critical review

PL Kumar, A Lombardi, G Byczynski… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, aluminium (Al) matrix reinforced with graphene-based nanomaterial (GN)
composites (AGNCs) have emerged as a potential candidate for various applications due to …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends in nanothermites: Fabrication, characteristics and applications

S Kabra, S Gharde, PM Gore, S Jain, VH Khire… - Nano …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Energetic materials (EMs) are a group of distinctive materials that release an enormous
amount of amassed chemical energy in a short time when incited by external mechanical or …

Effect of Bi2WO6/g-C3N4 composite on the combustion and catalytic decomposition of energetic materials: an efficient catalyst with g-C3N4 carrier

J Wang, X Lian, S Chen, H Li, K Xu - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
An effective strategy involving a suitable carrier is needed to improve the dispersion,
combustion and catalytic performances of catalyst nanoparticles. Herein, a Bi 2 WO 6/gC 3 N …

Perfluoroalkyl-functionalized graphene oxide as a multifunctional additive for promoting the energetic performance of aluminum

Y Jiang, H Wang, J Baek, D Ka, AH Huynh, Y Wang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Aluminum (Al) is a widely used metal fuel for energetic applications ranging from space
propulsion and exploration, and materials processing, to power generation for nano-and …

Effect of fluoroalkylsilane surface functionalization on boron combustion

J Baek, Y Jiang, AR Demko… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Boron has been regarded as a promising high-energy fuel due to its high volumetric and
gravimetric heating values. However, it remains challenging for boron to attain its theoretical …

Enhancing combustion performance of nano-Al/PVDF composites with β-PVDF

S Huang, S Hong, Y Su, Y Jiang, S Fukushima… - Combustion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solid energetic nanocomposites, consisting of reactive metal particles and oxidizers, find
broad applications ranging from pyrotechnics to solid rocket propellants and solid ramjet …

Synergistically chemical and thermal coupling between graphene oxide and graphene fluoride for enhancing aluminum combustion

Y Jiang, S Deng, S Hong, S Tiwari… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal combustion reaction is highly exothermic and is used in energetic applications, such
as propulsion, pyrotechnics, powering micro-and nano-devices, and nanomaterials …

Defect-engineered sp2 carbon as highly active catalyst and reactive fuel for combustion of ammonium perchlorate

R Li, X Li, P Tang, B Yang, L Xie, G Yang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Defect engineering is a vital technique to modulate the properties of carbon nanomaterials.
The unique advantage of intentionally introducing intrinsic defects and heteroatom dopants …

Defective-activated-carbon-encapsulated Co as a super reactive catalyst for combustion of ammonium perchlorate

R Li, X Li, G Yang, C Guo, L Zhang, C Hao… - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Defective-activated-carbon can serve as both fuel and combustion catalyst for ammonium
perchlorate (AP) based energetic composites owing to the promoted reactivity and catalytic …

Enhancing mechanical and combustion performance of boron/polymer composites via boron particle functionalization

Y Jiang, NE Dincer Yilmaz, KP Barker… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
High-speed air-breathing propulsion systems, such as solid fuel ramjets (SFRJ), are
important for space exploration and national security. The development of SFRJ requires …