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Assembly of octadecyl phosphonic acid on the α-Al 2O 3 (0001) surface of air annealed alumina: evidence for termination dependent adsorption. Liakos IL, McAlpine E, Chen XY, Newman R, Alexander MR. Ultrasmall copper nanoparticles from a hydrophobically immobilized surfactant template. High-energy Al/CuO nanocomposites obtained by DNA-directed assembly. Severac F, Alphonse P, Esteve A, Bancaud A, Rossi C. Combustion behavior of highly energetic thermites: nano versus micron composites. Effect of contact points between particles on the reaction rate in the Fe 2O 3/V 2O 5 system. Thermite reactions: their utilization in the synthesis and processing of materials. A comparative study of thermal behaviors and kinetics analysis of the pyrotechnic compositions containing Mg and Al. Thermal decomposition behavior of hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane and its blending with BTATz (expand) and Al by microcalorimetry.

Xing Xiaoling, Zhao Shengxiang, Huang Wenming, et al. Enhanced reactivity of boron, through adding nano-aluminum and wet ball milling. Zhang BY, Huang C, Yan S, Li YC, Cheng Y. The work, which shows that using electrospray deposition fabricates the spherical particles consisting of n-Al and reactive binder, expects an approach to the promising n-Al in energetic materials. The burning duration decreases from 3.51 s to 219 ms as the PVDF concentration increases. The combustion properties tested in open air show that all samples can be ignited, while the n-Al/PVDF demonstrated more active reactivity in comparison with n-Al. Thermogravimetric–differential scanning calorimetric analysis shows more intense heat release process (the sharper exothermic peak) compared to n-Al. In this study, nanoaluminum (n-Al)/PVDF microsphere particles with diameters of between 1 and 5 μm were successfully prepared with PVDF content of 5, 10 and 15 % by mass using the electrospray deposition method. The strong electronegative fluorine within the polymer can react with the alumina passivation shell surrounding an aluminum (Al) particle to promote Al particle reactivity. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a potential oxidizer for aluminum powders as well as an excellent binder.
