Nanoengineered explosives
First Claim
1. A multilayer explosive consisting of layers of an organic material, reactive material, and an inorganic oxide, with a layer of the organic material between layers of the reactive material and inorganic oxide;
- said organic material normally functioning to prevent reaction between said reactive material and said inorganic oxide; and
wherein upon ignition said organic material enters into a reaction with said reactive material and said inorganic oxide.
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Abstract
A complex modulated structure of reactive elements that have the capability of considerably more heat than organic explosives while generating a working fluid or gas. The explosive and method of fabricating same involves a plurality of very thin, stacked, multilayer structures, each composed of reactive components, such as aluminum, separated from a less reactive element, such as copper oxide, by a separator material, such as carbon. The separator material not only separates the reactive materials, but it reacts therewith when detonated to generate higher temperatures. The various layers of material, thickness of 10 to 10,000 angstroms, can be deposited by magnetron sputter deposition. The explosive detonates and combusts a high velocity generating a gas, such as CO, and high temperatures.
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28 Claims
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1. A multilayer explosive consisting of layers of an organic material, reactive material, and an inorganic oxide, with a layer of the organic material between layers of the reactive material and inorganic oxide;
said organic material normally functioning to prevent reaction between said reactive material and said inorganic oxide; and
wherein upon ignition said organic material enters into a reaction with said reactive material and said inorganic oxide.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- 10. A nanoengineered multilayer explosive, consisting of plurality layers of each of an organic material, an inorganic light metal, and an inorganic oxide, with a layer of the organic material located intermediate each of the adjacent layers inorganic light metal and inorganic oxide to prevent premature reaction therebetween.
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18. A method for fabricating a nanoengineered, multilayer explosive structure, including the steps of:
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depositing a layer of an inorganic element to a thickness in the range of 10 to 10,000 angstroms; depositing a layer of carbon on the thus deposited inorganic element layer to a thickness in the range of 10 to 10,000 angstroms; depositing a layer of an inorganic oxide on the thus deposited layer of carbon to a thickness in the range of 10 to 10,000 angstroms; depositing a layer of carbon on the thus deposited layer of inorganic oxide to a thickness in the range of 10 to 10,000 angstroms; and depositing a layer of an inorganic element on the thus deposited layer of carbon to a thickness in the range of 10 to 10,000 angstroms. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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