Novel method for the preparation of explosive nanoparticles

Marcos A. Barreto-Cabán; Leonardo Pacheco-Londoño; Michael L. Ramírez; Samuel P. Hernández-Rivera

doi:10.1117/12.666147

11 May 2006 Novel method for the preparation of explosive nanoparticles

Marcos A. Barreto-Cabán, Leonardo Pacheco-Londoño, Michael L. Ramírez, Samuel P. Hernández-Rivera

Proceedings Volume 6201, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense V; 620129 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666147
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

We report the preparation of explosives nanoparticles of RDX and TNT in a variety of substrates that include glass, silicon and stainless steel. The explosive nanoparticles were prepared by means of pneumatically assisted nebulization (PAN) using an electrospray (ESI) needle, which allowed for the direct deposit of the energetic material onto the substrate. The deposited nanoparticles were characterized by optical microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and Raman Microscopy. SEM micrographs showed that the process produced particles with a mean size in the range of 80-500 nm and a narrow size distribution. For TNT, the process produced smaller particles with a narrower size distribution. The EDX spectrum showed the presence of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen consistent with the elemental composition of the energetic materials. The chemical properties of the nanoparticles were also determined by vibrational spectroscopy.

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Marcos A. Barreto-Cabán, Leonardo Pacheco-Londoño, Michael L. Ramírez, and Samuel P. Hernández-Rivera "Novel method for the preparation of explosive nanoparticles", Proc. SPIE 6201, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense V, 620129 (11 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666147

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