Preparation and characterization of Al/B/Fe2O3 nanothermites

Tuning the reactivity of Al/Fe2O3 nanoenergetic materials via an approach combining soft template self-assembly with sol–gel process process

“…Compared to the XRD peaks of Al, the peak of FeOOH in the assembly-Al/Fe 2 O 3 before heat treating was not observed because the FeOOH were amorphous under the present XRD conditions possibly due to the low crystallinity derived from our synthetic condition. The detailed XRD peaks of Al and Fe 2 O 3 were consistent with the results of our previous work [28,29].…”

Silver ferrite: a superior oxidizer for thermite-driven biocidal nanoenergetic materials

“…The most widely adopted metal is aluminum due to its abundance and competitive reactivity when compared with other metals. 16 Various oxidizers, such as metal oxides, [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] iodine oxides, [27][28][29][30][31][32] sulfates, 33,34 iodates, 12,35,36 potassium salts, 37,38 and etc., have been employed in formulation of thermites. Among all, halogens-containing and silver-containing oxidizers have drawn attention because of their excellent biocidal properties.…”

Application of Al/B/Fe2O3 Nano Thermite in Composite Solid Propellant

“…Al/B/Fe2O3 nano thermites were prepared by ourselves [9]. The Al fuel has an 80 nm average diameter and the B fuel has a 15 μm average diameter.…”

“…In our previous work, the Al/B/Fe2O3 nano thermites were prepared by a sol-gel synthetic approach combined with an ultrasonic method [9]. The test results showed that the samples were uniformly compounded and indeed energetic, furthermore, the materials were also relatively insensitive to standard impact.…”