Integrating Al with NiO nano honeycomb to realize an energetic material on silicon substrate

• Published in: Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing Vol. 94; no. 4; pp. 957 - 962
• Main Authors: Zhang, Kaili, Rossi, Carole, Alphonse, Pierre, Tenailleau, Christophe, Cayez, Simon, Chane-Ching, Jean-Yves
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01-03-2009; Springer; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Aluminum; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemical Sciences; Condensed Matter Physics; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Energetic materials; Exact sciences and technology; Honeycomb; Honeycomb construction; Machines; Manufacturing; Material chemistry; Materials science; Methods of nanofabrication; Nanocomposites; Nanomaterials; Nanostructure; Nanotechnology; Optical and Electronic Materials; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Processes; Silicon substrates; Surfaces and Interfaces; Thin Films; 81.70.Pg; 68.35.-p; 62.23.Pq; 65.80.+n; 85.85.+j; Differential scanning calorimetry; Scanning electron microscopy; Honeycomb lattices; Reaction mechanism; Aluminium; Differential thermal analysis; XRD; Nanostructured materials; Nickel oxide; Nanomaterial synthesis; Matériaux
• ISSN: 0947-8396; 1432-0630
• DOI: 10.1007/s00339-008-4875-6

Nano energetic materials offer improved performance in energy release, ignition, and mechanical properties compared to their bulk or micro counterparts. In this study, the authors propose an approach to synthesize an Al/NiO based nano energetic material which is fully compatible with a microsystem. A two-dimensional NiO nano honeycomb is first realized by thermal oxidation of a Ni thin film deposited onto a silicon substrate by thermal evaporation. Then the NiO nano honeycomb is integrated with an Al that is deposited by thermal evaporation to realize an Al/NiO based nano energetic material. This approach has several advantages over previous investigations, such as lower ignition temperature, enhanced interfacial contact area, reduced impurities and Al oxidation, tailored dimensions, and easier integration into a microsystem to realize functional devices. The synthesized Al/NiO based nano energetic material is characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry.