Pedagogical tools are needed that link multidisciplinary nanoscience and technology (NST)
to multiple state-of-the-art applications, including those requiring new fabrication routes …

Nanothermites have recently attracted a great deal of interest in both military and civilian
domains owing to their capability of igniting or exploding and releasing a significant quantity …

In this work, we utilize a low-temperature non-equilibrium plasma to nucleate and grow sub-
10 nm Si particles with varying degrees of crystallinity by tuning the level of power coupled …

Nowadays, porous structures have exhibited many novel characteristics in the
microstructure design of energetic materials, which possesses a unique impact on the …

Energetic porous fuels are attractive for their high reactivity. In this study, porous
silicon/aluminum–silicon (pSi/AlSi@ pSi) powders were prepared via dealloying Al-Si alloy …

In order to enhance the heat release of nanoparticles silicon, the Si@ AP/NC metastable
intermixed composites (MICs) Si@ AP/NC with varied content of silicon (40%, 60%, and …

A novel energetic material based on nanoporous carbons as main ingredient is herein
reported for the first time. Prepared by filling the pores of nanoporous carbons with an …

Recently, a laboratory-scale method for measuring the rapid energy release from milligram
quantities of energetic material has been developed based on the high-temperature plasma …

We present a comprehensive investigation into the tunable combustion of on‐chip porous
silicon energetic materials. The exothermic reaction occurs between high surface area …

In this study, mesoporous silicon nanoparticles (M-Si) were successfully prepared by a
magnesiothermic reduction of mesoporous silica nanoparticles, which were synthesized by …