Microstructured Al/Fe2O3/Nitrocellulose Energetic Fibers Realized by Electrospinning

At present, metastable intermolecular composites (MICs) have been widely studied for their potential in high-density energetic materials and nanotechnology, but the relatively low-pressure discharge in a short period of time and the oxidation of Al powders have seriously impeded their applications in rocket solid fuels and explosives. In this work, the authors successfully fabricated microstructured Al/Fe2O3/nitrocellulose (Al/Fe2O3/NC) fibers via simple electrospinning, introducing nitrocellulose (NC), a gas generator to MICs. In view of previous reports, wrapping nAl in NC fibers might reduce their further oxidation during storage. In addition, the thermal properties and elastic modulus of NC fibers were measured before and after adding Al/Fe2O3.