Methods and systems for electrophoretic deposition of energetic materials and compositions thereof
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a plurality of particles of an energetic material suspended in a dispersion liquid to an electrophoretic deposition (EPD) chamber or configuration;
applying a voltage difference across a first pair of electrodes to generate a first electric field in the EPD chamber;
applying a voltage difference across a second pair of electrodes to generate a second electric field in the EPD chamber, wherein the first electric field is different from the second electric field, wherein the first electric field is characterized as a pulse field; and
depositing at least some of the particles of the energetic material on at least one surface of a substrate, the substrate being one of the electrodes or being coupled to one of the electrodes.
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A method includes providing a plurality of particles of an energetic material suspended in a dispersion liquid to an EPD chamber or configuration; applying a voltage difference across a first pair of electrodes to generate a first electric field in the EPD chamber; and depositing at least some of the particles of the energetic material on at least one surface of a substrate, the substrate being one of the electrodes or being coupled to one of the electrodes.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a plurality of particles of an energetic material suspended in a dispersion liquid to an electrophoretic deposition (EPD) chamber or configuration; applying a voltage difference across a first pair of electrodes to generate a first electric field in the EPD chamber; applying a voltage difference across a second pair of electrodes to generate a second electric field in the EPD chamber, wherein the first electric field is different from the second electric field, wherein the first electric field is characterized as a pulse field; and depositing at least some of the particles of the energetic material on at least one surface of a substrate, the substrate being one of the electrodes or being coupled to one of the electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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8. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of particles of an energetic material suspended in a dispersion liquid to an EPD chamber or configuration; applying a voltage difference across a first pair of electrodes to generate a first electric field in the EPD chamber; depositing at least some of the particles of the energetic material on at least one surface of a substrate, the substrate being one of the electrodes or being coupled to one of the electrodes; and using a second electrode pair for generating a second electric field in the EPD chamber, the second electrode pair comprising; a third electrode positioned in a third location in the EPD chamber; and a fourth electrode positioned in a fourth location substantially opposite the third electrode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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15. A method, comprising:
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providing a suspension to an EPD chamber or configuration, the suspension comprising; a plurality of particles of at least one energetic material selected from the group consisting of;
thermite materials, high explosive materials and intermetallic materials, the particles of the at least one energetic material being suspended in a solution comprising a dispersion liquid and one or more secondary agents having a property of conferring a surface charge on the particles of the energetic material; anda plurality of particles of at least one binding agent selected from the group consisting of VITON and poly-GLYN, the particles of the at least one binding agent being suspended in the solution; applying a voltage difference across a first pair of electrodes to generate a DC electric field in the EPD chamber for a duration of about 30 seconds to about 960 seconds, the DC electric field characterized by a field strength of about 1,000 V/m to about 10,000 V/m; applying a voltage difference across a second pair of electrodes to generate an AC pulse field for a duration in a range from about 30 seconds to about 960 seconds, the AC pulse field characterized by a field strength of about 10 V/cm to about 100V/cm; depositing a first layer comprising at least a portion of the particles of the energetic material and at least a portion of the particles of the binding agent on at least one surface of a substrate according to a first deposition pattern; providing a second suspension to the EPD chamber, the second suspension comprising; a plurality of particles of a second energetic material selected from the group consisting of;
thermite materials, high explosive materials and intermetallic materials, the particles of the at least one energetic material being suspended in a second solution comprising a second dispersion liquid and one or more secondary agents having a property of conferring a surface charge on the particles of the second energetic material; anda plurality of particles of a second binding agent selected from the group consisting of VITON and poly-GLYN, the particles of the at least one binding agent being suspended in the second solution; applying a voltage difference across the first pair of electrodes to generate the DC electric field in the EPD chamber for a duration in a range from about 30 seconds to about 960 seconds, the DC electric field characterized by a field strength of about 1,000 V/m to about 10,000 V/m; applying a voltage difference across the second pair of electrodes to generate the AC pulse field for a duration in the range from about 30 seconds to about 960 seconds, the AC pulse field characterized by a field strength of about 10 V/cm to about 100V/cm; and depositing a second layer comprising at least a portion of the particles of the second energetic material and at least a portion of the particles of the second binding agent on at least one surface of the substrate according to a second deposition pattern, wherein a first line intersecting the first pair of electrodes is substantially perpendicular to a second line intersecting the second pair of electrodes, wherein generating the DC electric field is performed simultaneous to generating the AC pulse field, and wherein generating the DC electric field and generating the AC pulse field simultaneously comprises generating electric fields having substantially perpendicular axes of orientation.
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