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Synthesis of Highly Energetic PolyNitrogen by Nanosecond-Pulsed Plasma in Liquid Nitrogen
Materials, v 14(15), p4292
01 Aug 2021
PMID: 34361490
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Abstract
We report on an experimental study of nanosecond-pulsed plasma treatment of liquid nitrogen demonstrating synthesis of a highly energetic nitrogen material. Raman, FTIR analysis of gas phase products of decomposition, and the material explosion characteristics suggest synthesis of polymeric (amorphous) nitrogen compound which is stable at ambient pressure up to temperatures of about -150 degrees C. Addition of adsorbents with relatively large characteristic pore sizes (>5 nm) allows marginally improved recovery of the material as determined by temperature-dependent Raman measurements. By analyzing the shock wave propagation resulting from the explosions, we estimated the energy density of the material to be 13.3 +/- 3.5 kJ/g, close to the previously predicted value for amorphous polymeric nitrogen.
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- Title
- Synthesis of Highly Energetic PolyNitrogen by Nanosecond-Pulsed Plasma in Liquid Nitrogen
- Creators
- Danil Dobrynin - Drexel UniversityZhiheng Song - Drexel UniversityAlexander Fridman - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Materials, v 14(15), p4292
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- W911NF-17-1-0597 / Army Research Office
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- C. and J. Nyheim Plasma Institute; Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000682068100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85112645525
- Other Identifier
- 991019168589704721
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- Chemistry, Physical
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
- Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
- Physics, Applied
- Physics, Condensed Matter