MOF-derived hollow NiO-ZnO composite micropolyhedra and their application in catalytic thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

摘要

Ni(II)-doped Zn-based coordination polymer particles (Ni(II)-doped Zn-CPPs) with controllable shape and size were successfully synthesized by solvothermal method, which further transformed to porous ZnO-NiO composite micropolyhedra without significant alterations in shape by calcination in air. Those products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and gas adsorption measurements. The catalytic activity of ZnO-NiO composites for the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP) was investigated. The result shows that all ZnO-NiO composites efficiently catalyzed the thermal decomposition of AP, and NiO-ZnO composite hollow octahedrons have the highest catalytic efficiency compared with that of most materials reported to now, indicating that porous ZnO-NiO composite micropolyhedra could be a promising candidate material for application in AP-based propellant.