Ignition and combustion performance of B@Ni composites: Insights from experiment and simulation aspects
December 2026
Boron (B) has the problems of high ignition temperature and incomplete combustion, resulting in low energy release rate and low combustion efficiency. This work demonstrates that Ni deposition on the...
Unraveling the initial decomposition of pyrazolo-triazine energetic materials: Roles of temperature and functional groups from first-principles calculations
December 2026
Fused-ring energetic materials are increasingly being developed, and investigating their thermal decomposition reactions contributes to a better understanding of their thermal stability. Through first-principles...
Research progress on a novel molecular perovskites energetic material DAP-4: Fundamental properties, catalytic thermal decomposition, combustion, desensitization and applications
December 2026
Molecular perovskite energetic crystals have attracted increasing attention in recent years. Ternary structure optimized the oxygen balance in the design of energetic materials, increase charge efficiency...
In search of correct approaches for using heat balance relations in the theory of energetic materials combustion
December 2026
•Heat balance relations are often used without sufficient theoretical basis.•The article exhibits examples of incorrect use of approximate thermal balances.•Experimental checking the balance relations...
Rational design of Al@PVDF@HMX composite energetic material exhibits ultra-high heat of explosion
December 2026
Enhancing the combustion efficiency of aluminum (Al) is a crucial research direction for solid propellants. Constructing an efficient fuel-oxidizer interaction environment through interfacial regulation...
Data engineering for AI applications in energetic materials
December 2026
•Addressing challenges in energetic materials data availability.•Exploring domain-specific LLMs and robotic chemists for data acquisition.•Enhancing data annotation and validation through human-AI ...
Interfacial intermetallic reaction for oxide layer fragmentation: A coating strategy towards aluminum-based energetic materials
December 2026
•Al@Ni, Al@Cu, and Al@Zn were investigated as fuel elements in thermites.•Al@Cu/MoO3 exhibits the most significant improvement in overall performance.•Ignition delay is reduced due to improved heat...
Mechanical properties and constitutive model study of a GAP-based energetic thermoplastic elastomer
December 2026
•A viscoelastic model to predict the mechanical properties in a wide temperature range and strain rate of GAP-ETPE is developed.with a high accuracy (>95%)in the high-elasticity region and transition...
Microspherization of CL-20 via sodium alginate/calcium cross-linking: Investigation of particle size control and combustion characteristics
December 2026
CL-20 is widely regarded as a promising high-energy component for propellants due to its high energy density, superior oxygen balance, and high theoretical specific impulse. Its microspherization optimizes...
Unveiling the thermal behavior and kinetic features of a novel energetic composite based on diethylene glycol dinitrate plasticized nitrochitosan
December 2026
In this study, a novel energetic composite based on nitrochitosan (NCS) and diethylene glycol dinitrate (DEGDN) was formulated and thoroughly characterized to evaluate its structural integrity, thermal...
Advanced Solid Propellants (ASPs): Design, Performance, Manufacture & Application
Available online 11 November 2026
Preparation and performance study of DNTF/qDFDNTN eutectic materials
Available online 9 November 2026
Elemental cast carrier explosives generally confront the “energy–safety” trade-off and are difficult to balance these two properties. Energetic eutectics, as multicomponent mixtures, enable tunable...
C-NH2 vs. N-NH2 in Polynitroindazoles: Tuning Thermal Stability with Amination Site
Available online 9 November 2026
Positional isomerization of amino group has critical influences on the thermal stability of energetic materials. In this work, a C-NH2 and an N-NH2 group were strategically introduced into the polynitro...
Cook-off Ignition and Thermal Decomposition of Propellant Materials with Different Formulations and Processing States
Available online 9 November 2026
The thermal response of propellant materials with different formulations and processing states under abnormal heating was investigated. A cook-off test apparatus was used to test grade-B nitrocellulose...
A Directed Design Strategy of High-Detonation-Velocity Energetic Compounds via Interpretable Machine Learning Approach
Available online 9 November 2026
•LightGBM was retained for an interpretable descriptor-based screening workflow.•SHAP and PCC analyses reveal key descriptors that support model-guided design hypotheses for prioritizing high-D candidates.•Fifty-two...
At the Combustion Interface: The Effect of Additive-Induced Morphology on the Burning Rate of HTPB/AP/Al Composite Propellants
Available online 6 November 2026
•Additives possible substantially alter combustion-interface morphology.•Interface morphology offers a new design dimension for burning-rate modifiers.•Thermoanalytical rankings possible diverge from...
An Analytical Framework for Predicting Detonation-Driven Metal Acceleration in Ideal and Aluminized Energetic Materials
Available online 4 November 2026
•New model predicts Gurney velocity for ideal and aluminized explosives.•It uses detonation velocity, temperature, and product gas weight.•The method bypasses computationally heavy thermochemical simulations.•Statistical...
An influence of intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonding on crystal structure stability and density: Dance of amino and nitro groups around the pyrazole ring
October 2026
Hydrogen bond plays an important role in chemistry and chemical technology. Plenty of works are related to investigation of weak, moderate and strong hydrogen bonds and their influence on the structure...
A novel five-coordinate Cu(II)-based primary explosive engineered by positional isomerism for laser ignition
October 2026
The development of green primary explosives that combine high energy with low sensitivity represents a central challenge in the field of energetic materials. This paper reports a novel energetic complex,...
Impact of explosophoric group isomerism on fine-tuning of energetic compounds: Isomeric N2O2CH3 groups as a key structural motif
October 2026
Isomeric high-energy oxygen- and nitrogen-rich compounds are an attractive and increasingly important family of energetic molecular materials. The introduction of isomerism as a methodology into the...
Isomeric energetic biocidal compounds derivates from methylene bridged nitro-iodopyrazoles
October 2026
Isomerization is an attractive strategy to manipulate the properties of compounds by keeping the same molecular formula. Herein, we present the preparation of five bis(nitro-iodopyrazole)methanes isomers...
From N-amino to N-azo derivatives: Influence of the structure of isomeric azo derivatives of dinitropyrazoles on their decomposition and combustion mechanism
October 2026
•It is hypothesized that the rate-limiting step of 1,1′-azobis(dinitropyrazole)s is the isomerization of the azo groups from the trans-form to the less stable cis-form.•The study of the combustion of...
Energetic 1-picrylamino- and 1-(dinitropyrazolylamino)-dinitropyrazoles
October 2026
N-(Het)arylation of isomeric dinitropyrazoles bearing amino group at nitrogen of the ring have been investigated. Isomeric N-(picrylamino)- and N-[(N’-methyl)dinitropyrazolylamino) derivatives were...
Tetranitro-bimidazole/pyrazole derived energetic salts and Azo-bridged compounds with moderate stability and insensitivity
October 2026
Tetranitro-bimidazole/pyrazole represent a class of energetic scaffolds featuring high nitrogen-oxygen content and positive heat of formation. In this work, two series of energetic derivatives based...
A role for isomerism in energetic compounds: A brief excursus from yesterday to tomorrow
October 2026
Isomerism has long been recognized as a useful tool for tuning the properties of energetic compounds, and isolated examples of selected energetic isomers are used as components of propellants and explosives...