Carbon Nanotube Based Pyrophoric Substrates with a Tunable Response for Infrared Countermeasures

Abstract

In recent years there has been a significant effort to exploit the pyrophoricity of various metal nanoparticles for Department of Defense (DoD) applications. Materials based on iron (Fe) are highly desirable because i) pyrophoric iron particles can be easily generated by reduction of inexpensive Fe-based precursors under hydrogen at relatively low temperatures 350-600 deg C and ii) the oxidation product is environmentally benign.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA552305

Entities

People

  • Chris Haines
  • Deepak Kapoor
  • Jan Puszynski
  • Lori J. Groven
  • Zac Doorenbos

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Countermeasures
  • Dispersions
  • Fabrication
  • Filtration
  • Fullerenes
  • Hydrogen
  • Infrared Decoys
  • Iron Oxides
  • Materials
  • Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
  • Metals
  • Nanoparticles
  • Oxidation
  • Oxides
  • Particles

Readers

  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology