Ignitable heterogeneous structures and methods for forming
AssigneeUniversity of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsKevin R. Coffey, Edward Dein, Bo Yao
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Abstract
A metastable intermolecular composite (MIC) and methods for forming the same includes a first material and a second material having an interfacial region therebetween. The first and second material are capable of an exothermic chemical reaction with one another to form at least one product and are in sufficiently close physical proximity to one another so that upon initiation the exothermic reaction develops into a self initiating reaction. At least one of said first and second materials include a metal that is reactive with water vapor at room temperature. The interfacial region averages <2 nm thick, such as <1 nm thick. In one embodiment, the first material is Al and the second material is CuOx.
Claims10
A metastable intermolecular composite (MIC), comprising:
- a first material and a second material having an interfacial region therebetween, said first and said second material being capable of an exothermic chemical reaction with one another to form at least one product, said first and second layer in sufficiently close physical proximity to one another so that upon initiation said exothermic chemical reaction develops into a self initiating chemical reaction,
- wherein at least one of said first and said second material comprises a metal that is reactive with water vapor at room temperature and the other material is a metal oxide, and wherein said interfacial region averages <1 nm thick.
A layered metastable intermolecular composite (MIC), comprising:
- a plurality of alternating layers comprising first material layers and second material layers stacked on one another having an interfacial region therebetween, said first and said second material layers being capable of an exothermic chemical reaction with one another to form at least one product, said first and second layer in sufficiently close physical proximity to one another so that upon initiation said exothermic chemical reaction develops into a self initiating reaction,
- wherein at least one of said first and said second material layers comprise a metal that is reactive with water vapor at room temperature and the other material layers comprise a metal oxide, and said interfacial region averages <1 nm thick.
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