TY - GEN
T1 - Ignition in Al-Fe2O3 nanocomposites
AU - Menon, L.
AU - Bhargava Ram, K.
AU - Patibandla, S.
AU - Richter, C.
AU - Sacco, A.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - We demonstrated a novel approach to fabricate a self-assembled array of energetic nanocomposites which undergo an exothermic reaction at high temperature. The nanocomposites are a mixture of fuel and oxidizer materials where one of the components (fuel or oxidizer) is in the form of an array of nanowires embedded in the other component (oxidizer or fuel) which is in the form of a thin film. Our fabrication approach allows for a very high packing density of the nanocomposites, precise control of oxidizer-fuel sizes at the nanoscale level and intimate mechanical contact between oxidizer and fuel. Such nanocomposites will have important applications in novel energetic devices, for example MEMS-based fuzes, nanoexplosives and in applications requiring light-weight, single-use energy sources.
AB - We demonstrated a novel approach to fabricate a self-assembled array of energetic nanocomposites which undergo an exothermic reaction at high temperature. The nanocomposites are a mixture of fuel and oxidizer materials where one of the components (fuel or oxidizer) is in the form of an array of nanowires embedded in the other component (oxidizer or fuel) which is in the form of a thin film. Our fabrication approach allows for a very high packing density of the nanocomposites, precise control of oxidizer-fuel sizes at the nanoscale level and intimate mechanical contact between oxidizer and fuel. Such nanocomposites will have important applications in novel energetic devices, for example MEMS-based fuzes, nanoexplosives and in applications requiring light-weight, single-use energy sources.
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U2 - 10.1557/proc-0901-ra11-16-rb11-16
DO - 10.1557/proc-0901-ra11-16-rb11-16
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34249938063
SN - 1558998551
SN - 9781558998551
T3 - Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
SP - 140
EP - 143
BT - Assembly at the Nanoscale
PB - Materials Research Society
T2 - 2005 MRS Fall Meeting
Y2 - 28 November 2005 through 2 December 2005
ER -