Explosives: Metal-Organic Framework Templated Synthesis of Copper Azide as the Primary Explosive with Low Electrostatic Sensitivity and Excellent Initiation Ability (Adv. Mater. 28/2016)

Qianyou Wang; Xiao Feng; Shan Wang; Naimeng Song; Yifa Chen; Wenchao Tong; Yuzhen Han; Li Yang; Bo Wang

doi:10.1002/adma.201670192

Explosives: Metal-Organic Framework Templated Synthesis of Copper Azide as the Primary Explosive with Low Electrostatic Sensitivity and Excellent Initiation Ability (Adv. Mater. 28/2016)

Adv Mater. 2016 Jul;28(28):5766. doi: 10.1002/adma.201670192.

Authors

Qianyou Wang¹, Xiao Feng², Shan Wang², Naimeng Song¹, Yifa Chen², Wenchao Tong¹, Yuzhen Han², Li Yang¹, Bo Wang²

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology of China, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China.
² Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China.

PMID: 27442967
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201670192

Abstract

On page 5837, L. Yang, B. Wang, and co-workers describe a metal-organic framework (MOF) templating method to synthesize copper azide uniformly anchored in a 3D interconnected carbon matrix and evenly spaced by the electron-conductive joints. This strategy sheds light on the preparation of powerful yet safe primary explosives and fulfills the need for controllable explosive systems.

Keywords: copper azide; electrostatic sensitivity; energetic materials; metal-organic frameworks; primary explosives.