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My
most current research involves the development and characterization of
new energetic materials mixtures via sol-gel chemistry. The primary
goal of the work is to desensitize energetic materials that are desirable
from an energy/power standpoint, but have been rejected due too their less-then
desirable sensitivity properties. The development direction
of this work includes synthesis of new sol-gel polymers, and innovative
processing techniques to control particle size of crystalline materials
within sol-gel matrices (on the nanometer size scale). A few important
characterization techniques include, but are not limited to, T-jump/ FTIR
spectroscopy, DSC/TGA, microscopy techniques (TEM, SEM, and AFM), x-ray
powder diffraction and drop height impact tests.
My previous research
included the pyrolysis of salts of energetic materials, including metal
picrates and metal salts of the high-nitrogen compound nitraminotetrazole. |
