Morphological and combustion study of interface effects in aluminum-poly (vinylidene fluoride) composites

J McCollum, AM Morey, ST Iacono - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
Condensed energetic composites were produced from poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) and
nano-scale aluminum (Al) via injection molding. This work aimed to (1) resolve changes in …

Energy evolution mechanism of a PVDF activated nano-aluminum based metastable intermixed composites

Y Li, B Wang, Z Han - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023 - Elsevier
The preparation and energy release mechanism of highly reactive n-Al/F-polymer
metastable intermixed composites are both desirable and challenging. In this study, we …

An approach to the induced reaction mechanism of the combustion of the nano-Al/PVDF composite particles

Y Li, J Li, B Wang, H Ma, Z Han - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highly reactive aluminum-fluorine composites with novel structures have attracted much
attention in the past decades. However, there is not a specific mechanism to explain the …

Passivation of aluminum nanoparticles by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition for energetic nanomaterials

A Shahravan, T Desai, T Matsoukas - ACS applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We have produced passivating coatings on 80-nm aluminum particles by plasma-enhanced
chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). Three organic precursors isopropyl alcohol, toluene …

Pre-stressing aluminum nanoparticles as a strategy to enhance reactivity of nanothermite composites

RJ Jacob, KJ Hill, Y Yang, ML Pantoya… - Combustion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aluminum (Al) fuel particles are used in a variety of energetic formulations yet harvesting
their full chemical potential energy and increasing their energy release rate upon ignition …

Perfluoroalkyl acid-functionalized aluminum nanoparticles for fluorine fixation and energy generation

W Zhao, Q Jiao, Y Ou, R Yang, Y Zhu… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Aluminum nanoparticle (nAl) has a promising application prospect in energetic materials
(EMs) due to its high reactivity. However, some issues like agglomeration and oxide layers …

Preparation of anhydrous FeF2 by solvothermal method and its application in composite energetic materials

X Zhang, Q Zeng, J Ji, H Li, X Ma, W Fei, X Guo… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, metal fluorides are increasingly being investigated as promising oxidants in
aluminum-based (Al-based) composite energetic materials to improve the ignition and …

On the Use of Fluorine‐Containing Nano‐Aluminum Composite Particles to Tailor Composite Solid Rocket Propellants

KE Uhlenhake, OR Yehia, A Noel… - Propellants …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The burning rate of solid propellants is an important factor for optimizing rocket motors and
improving performance. The enhanced burning rate can increase thrust and reduce a …

Catalyzing aluminum particle reactivity with a fluorine oligomer surface coating for energy generating applications

J McCollum, ML Pantoya, ST Iacono - Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Exothermic surface reaction between fluorine from a fluorine-containing polymer and the
alumina (Al 2 O 3) monolayer shell surrounding aluminum (Al) fuel particles promotes …

A latent highly activity energetic fuel: thermal stability and interfacial reaction kinetics of selected fluoropolymer encapsulated sub-micron sized Al particles

H Wang, H Ren, T Yan, Y Li, W Zhao - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Aluminum can enhance heat release of energetic composite in theory. However, the
commonly used micron aluminum powder has several short comings like incomplete …