aluminum nanoparticles – TechConnect Briefs

Effect of Ambient Pressure and Wire Parameters on Nanoparticle Characteristics during Microsecond Explosion of Aluminum Wire

Bai J., Shi Z., Wu Z., Jia S., Xi'an Jiaotong University, CN

Al nanoparticles have important applications in various fields, e.g., solid rocket propellant, explosives [1], electronics [2], detection of biomolecules [3], and enhancement of the properties of various nanocomposites [4-6], etc. Among various synthesis methods of [...]

Synthesis of Air-stable Aluminum Nanoparticles capped with 1, 2 -Epoxy-9-Decene/ Methyl Methacrylate and Poly (Methyl Methacrylate)

Patel A., Guliants E.A., Bunker C.E., Jelliss P.A., Buckner S.W., Saint Louis University, US

Aluminum metal, with its light weight, high energy density, and ready availability is particularly valued in energetic application such as fuel additives. Aluminum nanoparticles (Al NPs) offer the advantage of accessing this high energy content [...]

Capping and Passivation of Aluminum Nanoparticles: Aluminum-Induced Alkene Polymerization

Thomas B.J., Lloyd E., Guliants E.A., Bunker C.E., Jelliss P.A., Buckner S.W., Saint Louis University, US

Aluminum nanoparticles (Al NPs) have long been utilized for high-density energy storage and small-scale hydrogen production. The enthalpy of reaction for the formation of aluminum oxide (-1675.7 kJ mol-1) is a major reason for aluminum’s [...]

Rapid oxidation and self-heating model of aluminum spherical nanoparticles

Zyskin M., Martirosyan K.S., University of Texas at Brownsville, US

Nanostructured highly-exothermic reactive mixtures, referred to as Nanoenergetic Materials (NM) or Metastable Intermolecular Composites (MIC), may release energy much faster than conventional energetic materials. The size reduction of reactant powders such as aluminum from micro- [...]