Title :
Nanoporous silicon as a bulk energetic material
Author :
Currano, L. ; Churaman, W. ; Becker, C.
Author_Institution :
U.S. Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
Abstract :
Nanoporous energetic silicon is a promising new energetic material that can be integrated on-chip using current silicon bulk micromachining techniques. In this paper, we present the characteristics of the nanoenergetic reaction, including energy output, gas generation, and chemical products. The energy output is measured as 9.2 kJ/g, more than double that of TNT. The gas generation was measured as 0.019 mol/g, about 50% higher than black powder. Finally we demonstrate integration of the nanoporous silicon alongside a MEMS acceleration switch.
Keywords :
chemical products; elemental semiconductors; micromachining; microswitches; nanoporous materials; silicon; MEMS acceleration switch; Si; black powder; bulk energetic material; chemical products; current silicon bulk micromachining techniques; energy output; gas generation; integrated on-chip; nanoenergetic reaction; nanoporous silicon; Atomic measurements; Current density; Etching; Ethanol; Hafnium; Ignition; Nanoporous materials; Silicon; Temperature; Wire; Energetic; explosive; nano; porous; silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, 2009. TRANSDUCERS 2009. International
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4190-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4193-8
DOI :
10.1109/SENSOR.2009.5285607
