The Effects of Storing Porous Silicon Produced from Magnesium Silicide (Mg2Si) in Inert Gas and Ambient Air

Abstract

Porous silicon was synthesized by reacting magnesium silicide with aluminum chloride. Samples were aged separately under both nitrogen gas and ambient air for up to 29 days. No discernable change was observed for the sample stored in nitrogen when analyzed by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis while the sample stored in air had increased oxidation and silicon-hydrogen bond loss. Energetic performance for the sample stored in nitrogen was 880 m/s while the sample stored in air failed to propagate when ignited.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1181618

Entities

People

  • Dustin T. Abele
  • Michael J. Wagner
  • Nathan A. Banek
  • Wayne Churaman

Organizations

  • George Washington University
  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aluminum
  • Chlorides
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diffraction
  • Diffractometers
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Elements
  • Energetic Materials
  • Gravimetric Analysis
  • Hydrogen
  • Information Operations
  • Infrared Spectroscopy
  • Instructions
  • Magnesium
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxidation
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Time Studies
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

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  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.