Metal fuels are attractive for solid/hybrid rocket propulsion and energy-conversion
applications, because of their high energy densities. Boron powder (B), due to its high …

A review of the literature on the methods for activation of the combustion of metallic fuels,
mainly boron-containing ones, as the promising components of composite propellants for …

Fluorite bismuth oxide (δ-Bi 2 O 3) has been extensively investigated in the fields of
environmental and energy photocatalysis, owing to its exceptional charge transport …

The AuAg alloy nanoparticles were decorated on the δ-Bi 2 O 3 surface to obtain AuAg@ δ-
Bi 2 O 3, then AuAg@ δ-Bi 2 O 3 were hydrothermally combined with BiOBr plate to form Z …

Nanothermites have been widely employed as an additive in explosive and propellant
formulations owing to their high energy release efficiency, fast reaction rate, and enhanced …

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 …

The low energy release efficiency seriously hinders the application of Boron (B) powder as
metal fuel in solid propellants. To overcome this issue, a series of B-based spherical …

Energetic materials have been widely employed in both military and aerospace fields.
Nanothermite has superior energy properties and better combustion performance compared …

Thermite reactions between metal fuels and oxide oxidizers are highly exothermic and self-
sustaining, so they find wide applications in the explosion, pyrotechnics, thermal batteries …

Magnesium is a promising candidate as a solid fuel for energetic applications, however, the
diffusion‐controlled oxidation mechanism impedes its reaction with an oxidizer, often …