@inproceedings{ca4faa077a4f44838ce63bef830cc81f,
title = "Electrostatic self-assembly of a nanoscale thermite system into ordered microspheres",
abstract = "Electrostatic self-assembly was utilized to create a nanoscale thermite system from the bottom-up. Ligands with a positive or negative ω-functionalization were attached to the surface of each nanoparticle to create a charged self-assembled monolayer (SAM). The positively charged nanoaluminum and negatively charged nanocupric-oxide were each suspended in a separate solution and upon mixing the two constituents, they self-assembled into microspheres with diameters on the order of 1 μm. These self-assembled nanothermite microspheres (SANTMs) are the first known energetic thermite systems created from the bottom-up.",
author = "Malchi, {J. Y.} and Yetter, {R. A.} and Foley, {T. J.}",
year = "2007",
month = jan,
day = "1",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2007 {"}Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion{"}",
publisher = "Combustion Institute",
pages = "241--245",
booktitle = "Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2007 {"}Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion{"}",
note = "Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2007: Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion ; Conference date: 21-10-2007 Through 24-10-2007",
}