Title

Nanoscale additives tailor energetic materials

Authors

Authors

D. L. Reid; A. E. Russo; R. V. Carro; M. A. Stephens; A. R. LePage; T. C. Spalding; E. L. Petersen;S. Seal

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Nano Lett.

Keywords

AMMONIUM-PERCHLORATE; TITANIUM-DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; TEMPERATURE; PARTICLES; PHASE; NANO; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry, Physical; Nanoscience &; Nanotechnology; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied; Physics, Condensed Matter

Abstract

The effect of anatase, rutile, and amorphous TiO2 nanoparticles on the combustion of solid rocket propellant was investigated. Each additive increased the burning rate of propellant strands by 30%. Typical fast-burning propellants are unstable due to oversensitivity to pressure variations, but the anatase additive yielded propellants with high yet stable burning rates over a broad pressure range. Anatase nanoparticles also catalyzed the high-temperature decomposition of ammonium perchlorate, a key component of solid propellant.

Journal Title

Nano Letters

Volume

7

Issue/Number

7

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl0625372

Language

English

First Page

2157

Last Page

2161

WOS Identifier

WOS:000247926400056

ISSN

1530-6984

Recommended Citation

"Nanoscale additives tailor energetic materials" (2007). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 7563.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/7563