Deprotonation-assisted electrochemical synthesis of copper nitrotriazole with excellent ignition performance
Available online 13 December 2023
Electrochemical synthesis serves as a green and efficient method with great application potential. However, it has not been extensively applied in the synthesis of energetic materials. Nitrogen-rich...
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Preparing HNS/n-Al heat-resistant microspheres with enhanced combustion performance using droplet microfluidic technology
Available online 18 October 2023
Reducing the formation of large carbon clusters during the combustion of energetic materials (EMs) and improving their comprehensive performance hold great significance. With fluororubber (F2604) as...
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Features of the mechanism of pasty propellants burning
Available online 13 October 2023
The composition of a pasty propellant for small-sized space engines has been proposed. For this propellant, a research of the burning process was carried out. This research included the determination...
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A review of small angle scattering, neutron reflection, and neutron diffraction techniques for microstructural characterization of polymer-bonded explosives
September 2023
To better understand the structure-activity relationship and enhance the overall performance of polymer-bonded explosives (PBXs), the neutron and X-ray scattering techniques, which utilize neutron or...
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An USAXS-SAXS study of nano-TATB under uniaxial die pressures
September 2023
The microstructure of a compressed explosive solid is closely related to its shock sensitivity and mechanical properties. In this study, ultra-small-angle and small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS and...
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Recent progress in research on the dynamic process of high-energy explosives through pump-probe experiments at high-intensity laser facilities
September 2023
To accurately predict the detonation and safety performances of high-energy explosives, it is necessary to investigate their reaction mechanisms on different scales, which, however, presents a challenge...
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Achieving superior thermal conductivity in polymer bonded explosives using a preconstructed 3D graphene framework
September 2023
When subjected to complicated thermal alternation, the low thermal conductivity (k) of polymerbonded explosives (PBXs) will induce high thermal stress, which will undermine the safety and reliability...
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Deuterated energetic materials: Syntheses, structures, and properties
September 2023
The deuteration of energetic materials contributes to high signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) in neutron diffraction, thus allowing the structures of energetic materials to be effectively investigated. This...
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Structure-activity relationship analysis and molecular structure construction of fused tricyclic energetic molecules containing flexible ring
September 2023
A simple, mild and efficient method was proposed to construct fused tricyclic skeletons based on Mannich reaction. This work not only develops a new method to construct the tricyclic skeletons effectively,...
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Research progress in thermal expansion characteristics of TATB based polymer bonded explosives
September 2023
Under complex temperature variations, the irreversible thermal expansion of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB) based polymer bonded explosives (PBXs) results in decreased shape stability, directly...
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Polymeric nitrogen: A review of experimental synthesis method, structure properties and lattice dynamic characterization from large scientific facilities and extreme spectroscopy perspectives
September 2023
Single-bonded polymeric nitrogen (PN) synthesized under high pressure was highly delivered for its valuable application prospects on high-energy-density materials (HEDM) and profound effects for understanding...
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Large-scale scientific facilities: Vital tools to keep pushing the boundaries of science in energetic materials
September 2023
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September 2023
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Machine learning-assisted quantitative prediction of thermal decomposition temperatures of energetic materials and their thermal stability analysis
Available online 16 September 2023
In this study, machine learning (ML)-assisted regression modeling was conducted to predict the thermal decomposition temperatures and explore the factors that correlate with the thermal stability of...
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EM Database v1.0: A benchmark informatics platform for data-driven discovery of energetic materials
Available online 10 September 2023
Large-scale data demonstrates great significance for the discovery of novel energetic materials (EMs). However, the open-source databases of EMs are not readily available. In pursuit of high-performance...
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Application of inkjet printing using micro-nano CL-20-based PVA colloidal suspension with desensitization to MEMS-based pyrotechnics
Available online 13 July 2023
The micro-scale detonation sequence prepared by the inkjet printing using all-liquid 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazawurtzitan (CL-20)-based energetic inks enables the micro-space fine-scale...
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Design and performance of a micro-scale detonation train with a built-in pyrotechnic MEMS-based safety and arming device
Available online 8 July 2023
To improve the equipment miniaturization and reliability of weapons and ammunition systems, this study designs a micro-scale detonation train (MDT) with a built-in pyrotechnic microelectromechanical...
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Organic superbase-mediated synthesis of borohydride ionic liquids as novel composite hypergolic fuels
June 2023
This study prepared a series of novel hypergolic fluids based on borohydride ionic liquids and organic superbase using an in situ synthetic method. In these hypergolic fluids, ionic liquids in 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene...
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Thermally stable and insensitive energetic metal-organic frameworks based on two new tetrazole ligands
June 2023
Two new tetrazole ligands were designed and synthesized using simple methods in this study, namely 1H-tetrazole-5-carbohydrazide (HCHT, 1) and 2-amino-5-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (HAOT, 2)....
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Improving the mechanical performances of polymer bonded explosives using monomer tuned polythioureas
June 2023
To improve the mechanical properties of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene-1,3,5-triamine (TATB)-based polymer bonded explosives (PBXs), four kinds of polythiourea binders, namely the polyetherthiourea (P1), aliphatic...
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June 2023
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A hybrid of tetrazolium and pentazolate: An energetic salt with ultrahigh nitrogen content and energy
June 2023
As a full nitrogen energetic anion, pentazolate (cyclo-N5ˉ) holds great promise in the fields of propellants and explosives. Nowadays, nonmetallic pentazolate salts have received extensive attention...
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