Article
Templated Synthesis of Aluminum Nanoparticles - A New Route to Stable Energetic Materials
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Abstract
Nanoscale structural cavities in ionomer membrane films were used as templates for the facile synthesis of small aluminum nanoparticles via catalytic decomposition of an alane precursor. The loading of reactive aluminum in the composite film could be varied, up to more than half of the film weight. While the embedded nanoparticles were protected by the membrane structure from any significant oxidation for the composite films to exhibit surprising stability in ambient air, they could be fully accessed in base water for the hydrogen production quantitatively. The templated synthesis may represent a new route for stable aluminum nanoparticles and related energetic nanomaterials.
Inclusive pages
20539–20542
ISBN/ISSN
1932-7447
Copyright
Copyright © 2009, American Chemical Society
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Disciplines
Citation Information
Heting Li, Mohammed J. Meziani, Fushen Lu, Christopher E. Bunker, et al.. "Templated Synthesis of Aluminum Nanoparticles - A New Route to Stable Energetic Materials" Journal of Physical Chemistry C Vol. 113 Iss. 48 (2009) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elena_guliants/44/
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