Electrophoretic deposition of Al-CuO_x thermite materials on patterned electrodes for microenergetic applications

Abstract

In this paper, the features and main nuances of electrophoretic deposition of energetic nanoscale powder materials based on Al and CuOx were investigated and formulated. We have successfully demonstrated the advantage of using suspension non-stop ultrasonic mixing and horizontal electrode placement during deposition. The possibility of local deposition of energetic materials on an electrically conductive topological pattern was shown. The influence of the mass of the deposited material on the behavior of the wave combustion process of a locally formed energetic material was investigated. This study provides guidance for the multiobjective optimization and increasing the reproducibility of the local electrophoretic deposition process of energetic materials. The results indicate that Al-CuOx mixture can be integrated into microenergy systems as a material with excellent specific energy characteristics and high combustion rate.

Peculiarities of electrophoretic deposition and morphology of deposited films in non-aqueous suspensions of Al2O3–Al nanopowder

“…The study of the sintering behavior of individual (YSZ) and composite coatings (YSZ/Al2O3) was carried out in [29] with the use of the YSZ and Al2O3 nanopowders obtained by the laser condensation-evaporation and EEW methods. The influence of the EPD modes under the deposition process in dilute suspensions (1 g/L) of CuOx with the addition of Al nanoparticles on the weight of the obtained coatings is discussed in [30].…”