Title

Nanoscale Additives Tailor Energetic Materials

Abstract

The effect of anatase, rutile, and amorphous TiO 2 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. © 2007 American Chemical Society.

Publication Date

7-1-2007

Publication Title

Nano Letters

Volume

7

Issue

7

Number of Pages

2157-2161

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1021/nl0625372

Socpus ID

34547577232 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/34547577232

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