title: Novel approach to the preparation of organic energetic film for microelectromechanical systems and microactuator applications.
abstract: An activated RDX-Fe2O3 xerogel in a Si-microchannel plate (MCP) has been successfully prepared by a novel propylene epoxide-mediated sol-gel method. A decrease of nearly 40 °C in decomposition temperature has been observed compared with the original cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX). The RDX-Fe2O3 xerogel can release gas and solid matter simultaneously, and the ratio of gas to solid can be tailored easily by changing the initial proportions of RDX and FeCl3·6H2O, which significantly enhances the explosive and propulsion effects and is of great benefit to the applications. The approach, which is simple, safe, and fully compatible with MEMS technology, opens a new route to the introduction of organic energetic materials to a silicon substrate.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wenchao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lianwei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ruiqi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jiahai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Yimin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chao