Multifunctional Materials: Transparent Reactive Armor Utilizing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Frameworks

摘要

The goal of this project is to enable a new class of transparent energetic materials from nanotube-organic scaffolds, evaluate the feasibility of transparent reactive armor for defense applications, and to characterize and develop design rules for such materials through preliminary measurements of their properties. Specifically, we focused on developing thin one-dimensional (1-D) chemical actuators with high velocity and high thrust-to-mass ratio. We have completed extensive modeling and the development of engineering design rules. We synthesized and demonstrated the feasibility of several new types of nano-energetic materials.