This article dwells upon the additive manufacturing of high-energy materials (HEM) with regards to the problems of this technology’s development. This work is aimed at identifying and describing the main problems currently arising in the use of...
Digital light processing (DLP) or stereolithography is the most promising method of additive manufacturing (3D printing) of products based on high-energy materials due to, first of all, the absence of a high-temperature impact on the material. This p...
One of the unconventional, innovative ways of using biomass is using it as a component of high-energy material. According to conceptual assumptions, biomass can act as an energy carrier in modified high-energy materials-explosives (EX). Modification...
High-energy materials genome (HEMG) is an analytical and calculation tool that contains relationships between variables of the object, which allows researchers to calculate the values of one part of the variables through others, solve direct and inve...
Structural materials of the new generation of nuclear reactors, fission as well as fusion, must often cope with high production rates of transmutation helium. Their testing hence requires either a powerful source of fast neutrons or a high-fluence io...
We performed a theoretical investigation of the fluorinated compounds’ morphology and stability. The research was conducted using the widely adopted DFT approach, specifically the B3LYP method and the cc-pVTZ basis set, aiming to design high-en...
Issues related to increasing the number of material recognition classes in cargo inspection by the X-ray dual high-energy method through introducing a class of heavy organic materials that include basic explosives are considered. A mathematical model...
Lithium-rich disordered rocksalt Li2TiS3 offers large discharge capacities (>350 mAh·g−1) and can be considered a promising cathode material for high-energy lithium-ion battery applications. However, the quick fading of the specific c...
The dynamic response and failure of rubber-coated sandwich composite structures with buoyancy material core (RC-BMC-SCS) subjected to high-energy low-velocity impacts were experimentally and numerically investigated. Six types of BMC-SCSs were design...
This work explores the advantages and disadvantages of a methodology using high-energy X-ray diffraction to determine residual stresses in multilayer structures produced by atmospheric plasma spraying. These structures comprise a titanium alloy subst...
In this study, the impact of incorporating energetic substituents such as -NO2, -NH2, -NH3, -N2 (both with perchlorate anion), and -N3 into 4,6-dinitrobenzimidazol-2-one on its detonation performance and stability was investigated. The DFT B3LYP/cc-p...
Si/C nanocomposite was successfully prepared by a scalable approach through high-energy mechanical milling and carbonization process. The crystalline structure of the milled powders was studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron...
In this study, we investigated the impact of incorporating energetic substituents such as –NO2, –NH2, –Cl, –F, N-methyl-N-nitro (CH3–N–NO2), and picryl on the detonation performance and stability of acridone-based...
The existence of areas of strongly positive electrostatic potential in the central regions of the molecular surface of high-energy molecules is a strong indicator that these compounds are very sensitive towards detonation. Development of high-energy...
2,3-dihydro-5,6,7,8-tetranitro-1,4-benzodioxine (TNBD), molecular formula = C8H4N4O10, is a completely nitrated aromatic ring 1,4-benzodioxane derivative. The convenient method of TNBD synthesis was developed (yield = 81%). The detailed structure of...
A mathematical model of the pulse generation of decontaminating aerosols utilizing the energy of high-energy materials (HEM) is proposed with account for the physical and chemical properties of the atomized substance, HEM characteristics, and gas gen...
Thermoelectric (TE) materials are an important class of energy materials that can directly convert thermal energy into electrical energy. Screening high-performance thermoelectric materials and improving their TE properties are important goals of TE...
Polyimide (PI) has received great attention for high-temperature capacitive energy storage materials due to its remarkable thermal stability, relatively high breakdown strength, strong mechanical properties, and ease of synthesis and modification. In...
As space missions become increasingly complex, protection against high-energy charged particles has emerged as a critical factor for the safe operation of spacecraft. These electrical particles, including protons and electrons, can penetrate spacecra...
This article discusses the combustion of high-energy systems based on the oxidizers ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, and a mixture of highly active aluminum grade PAP-1 under conditions of a deficiency or excess oxidant α, under a pressure...
In this work, Al–Mg intermetallic powders were characterized and obtained by melting, casting into a steel chill and subsequent mechanical activation in a planetary mill. The method for producing Al12Mg17 intermetallic powder is presented. The...
This paper revises the use of polymer nanocomposites to attenuate high-energy electromagnetic radiation (HE-EMR), such as gamma radiation. As known, high-energy radiation produces drastic damage not only in facilities or electronic devices but also t...
The computational design of explosives is becoming very popular since it represents a safe and environmentally friendly way of predicting the properties of these molecules. It is known that positive values of electrostatic potential in the central ar...
Nitrogen-rich heterocycles constitute a family of high energy density materials (HEDMs) that have been developing intensively in recent years. A representative of this class is 1,2,4,5-tetrazine, a six-membered aromatic compound containing four nitro...
Phase change fibers (PCFs) can effectively store and release heat, improve energy efficiency, and provide a basis for a wide range of energy applications. Improving energy storage density and preserving flexibility are the primary issues in the effic...
Understanding the factors that affect the detonation performance of high-energy molecules (HEMs) is crucial for the design of novel explosives and fuels with desirable characteristics. While molecular factors, such as the presence of specific functio...
Triarylamine groups have been widely utilized in the development of high-performance charge-transporting or luminescent materials for fabricating organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). In this study, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) Q-...
This special issue focuses on the design, synthesis, optimization, and application of inorganic electrode materials in high-performance energy storage devices, covering lithium–sulfur batteries [...]
The paper discusses the application of pulsed microwave radiation for the modification of crystalline components of a high-energy material (HEsM). The model aluminized mixture with increased heat of combustion was studied. The mixture contained 15 wt...
Aromatic polyazides are widely used as starting materials in organic synthesis and photochemical studies, as well as photoresists in microelectronics and as cross-linking agents in polymer chemistry. Some aromatic polyazides possess high antitumor ac...
Mechanochemical activation, by means of high-energy ball milling, was applied to CeO2 as a strategy to enhance its physicochemical properties. Different milling times were screened to evaluate their effect on ceria. The fluorite-type structure of cer...
Synchrotron-based Compton scattering imaging with intense high-energy X-rays allows the visualization of light element substances in an electrochemical device under an operando condition. In this study, we apply this imaging technique to a water-cont...
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), noted for its outstanding properties including high specific strength and superior fatigue resistance, is increasingly employed in aerospace and other demanding applications. This study investigates the interac...
The tetrazole moiety remains one of the most interesting scaffolds in the development of new high-energy density materials (HEDMs) because of its desired characteristics, such as high nitrogen content and heat of formation (HOF). The combination of s...
One of the groups of pyrotechnic compositions is thermite compositions, so-called thermites, which consist of an oxidant, usually in the form of a metal oxide or salt, and a free metal, which is the fuel. A characteristic feature of termite combustio...
The regularities and synthetic potentialities of the alkylation of 4(5)-nitro-1,2,3-triazole in basic media were explored, and new energetic ionic and nitrotriazole-based coordination compounds were synthesized in this study. The reaction had a gener...
High-energy ball milling (HEBM) of powders is a complex process involving mixing, morphology changes, generation and evolution of defects of the crystalline lattice, and formation of new phases. This review is dedicated to the memory of our colleague...
Exploiting grain boundary engineering in the design of alloys for extreme environments provides a promising pathway for enhancing performance relative to coarse-grained counterparts. Due to its attractive properties as a plasma facing material for fu...
This study explored the oxygen-sensing mechanism of CeO2 modified with TiO2 via high-energy ball milling at different speeds. Different characterization techniques were employed to investigate the obtained materials. Quantitative surface analysis by...
Two-dimensional silicon (silicene) and germanium (germanene) have attracted special attention from researchers in recent years. At the same time, highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) and graphene are some of the promising substrates for growing...
To reduce surface contamination and increase battery life, MoO3 nanoparticles were coated with a high-voltage (5 V) LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode material by in-situ method during the high-temperature annealing process. To avoid charging by more than 5 V, w...
It is an arduous and meaningful challenge to design and develop new energetic materials with lower sensitivity and higher energy. How to skillfully combine the characteristics of low sensitivity and high energy is the key problem in designing new ins...
TiB2 is a promising material for several fields including impact-resistant armor, wear-resistant coatings, cutting tools and crucibles given its physical, mechanical and chemical properties, especially due to the combination of high hardness and exce...
The development of safer and more efficient synthetic approaches to insensitive high-energy materials remains important because conventional synthesis may require hazardous reagents and relatively long reaction times. In this study, we aimed to devel...
Front tracking and enthalpy methods used to study phase change processes are based on a local thermal energy balance at the liquid–solid interface where mass accommodation methods are also used to account for the density change during the phase...
High-damping rubber (HDR) material has been widely used in bearings for seismic-isolation devices in structures. Nevertheless, HDR has not yet been developed in dampers to reduce the response of structures to earthquake excitations by dissipating the...
Materials with high hardness are critical for industrial and aerospace applications, prompting the search for novel compounds with robust covalent networks. Using a first-principles structure prediction method, we systematically explored the phase st...
Pressure-induced nitrogen-rich compounds hold significant application prospects in high-energy-density materials. Utilizing first-principles calculations and swarm-intelligence structure search methods, we have identified ten new types of Gd-N compou...
This study presents a multiphysics simulation approach to optimize graphite-buffered bilayer anodes for enhanced energy density in lithium-ion batteries, assessing the electrochemical impact of diverse inner-layer materials, including silicon, hard c...
To address the worsening energy crisis from rapid fossil fuel consumption, this study synthesized Ce-FeWO4 composites and hydrophilic carbon nanotubes. XRD and other characterizations showed all intermediates had rough, porous nanosheet morphology; C...
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