High-Energy-Density Material with Magnetically Modulated Ignition

James E. Allen; Sergey V. Zybin; Sergey I. Morozov; Owen T. O’Sullivan; Colton Kawamura; David E. Waxler; Joseph P. Hooper; William A. Goddard; Michael J. Zdilla

doi:10.1021/jacs.3c10621

High-Energy-Density Material with Magnetically Modulated Ignition

James E. Allen
, Sergey V. Zybin
, Sergey I. Morozov
, Owen T. O’Sullivan
, Colton Kawamura
, David E. Waxler
, Joseph P. Hooper
, William A. Goddard
, Michael J. Zdilla

Temple University
California Institute of Technology
South Ural State University
Naval Postgraduate School
Temple University
Georgia State University

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Preparation of a redox-frustrated high-energy-density energetic material is achieved by gentle protolysis of Mn[N(SiMe₃)₂]₂ with the perchlorate salt of the tetrazolamide [H₂N^tBuMeTz]ClO₄ (Tz = tetrazole), yielding the Mn₆N₆ hexagonal prismatic cluster, Mn₆(μ₃-NTz^tBuMe)₆(ClO₄)₆. Quantum mechanics-based molecular dynamics simulations of the decomposition of this molecule predict that magnetic ordering of the d⁵ Mn²⁺ ions influences the pathway and rates of decomposition, suggesting that the initiation of decomposition of the bulk material might be significantly retarded by an applied magnetic field. We report here experimental tests of the prediction showing that the presence of a 0.5 T magnetic field modulates the ignition onset temperature by +10.4 ± 3.9 °C (from 414 ± 4 °C), demonstrating the first example of a magnetically modulated explosive.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4500-4507
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume	146
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c10621
Publication status	Published - 21 Feb 2024
Externally published	Yes

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High-Energy-Density Material with Magnetically Modulated Ignition

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