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Oxidation Dynamics of Aluminum Nanorods

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Understanding of combustion of metastable intermolecular composites, including the burning of aluminum nanoparticles, is critical for broad applications such as propulsion, explosives and other pyrotechnics. Aluminum nanorods (Al-NR) with oxidized shells are good candidates for stable fuel-oxidizer combinations. We investigate the oxidation dynamics of Al-NRs of different diameters (26, 36 and 46 nm) but the same aspect ratio using molecular dynamics simulations. We heat one end of the Al-NR to 1100 K and then study the oxidation reaction at the interface of the alumina shell and the Al core. We find: (1) heat produced by oxidation causes the melting of nanorods; (2) heat release is accelerated due to Al-O reaction at outside-shell and core-shell interfaces; and (3) the larger surface-to-volume ratio causes faster burning of thinner nanorods. We present results for the oxidation speed of nanorods.

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    Ying Li, Aiichiro Nakano, Rajiv K. Kalia & Priya Vashishta

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Li, Y., Nakano, A., Kalia, R.K. et al. Oxidation Dynamics of Aluminum Nanorods. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1521, 603 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2013.131

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