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Chemically driven energetic molecular ferroelectrics

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  • Yong Hu

    (The State University of New York)

  • Zhiyu Liu

    (University of Maryland)

  • Chi-Chin Wu

    (Aberdeen Proving Ground)

  • Jennifer L. Gottfried

    (Aberdeen Proving Ground)

  • Rose Pesce-Rodriguez

    (Aberdeen Proving Ground)

  • Scott D. Walck

    (Aberdeen Proving Ground)

  • Peter W. Chung

    (University of Maryland)

  • Shenqiang Ren

    (The State University of New York
    The State University of New York
    The State University of New York)

Abstract

Chemically driven thermal wave triggers high energy release rate in covalently-bonded molecular energetic materials. Molecular ferroelectrics bridge thermal wave and electrical energy by pyroelectric associated with heating frequency, thermal mass and heat transfer. Herein we design energetic molecular ferroelectrics consisting of imidazolium cations (energetic ion) and perchlorate anions (oxidizer), and describe its thermal wave energy conversion with a specific power of 1.8 kW kg−1. Such a molecular ferroelectric crystal shows an estimated detonation velocity of 7.20 ± 0.27 km s−1 comparable to trinitrotoluene and hexanitrostilbene. A polarization-dependent heat transfer and specific power suggests the role of electron-phonon interaction in tuning energy density of energetic molecular ferroelectrics. These findings represent a class of molecular ferroelectric energetic compounds for emerging energy applications demanding high power density.

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  • Yong Hu & Zhiyu Liu & Chi-Chin Wu & Jennifer L. Gottfried & Rose Pesce-Rodriguez & Scott D. Walck & Peter W. Chung & Shenqiang Ren, 2021. "Chemically driven energetic molecular ferroelectrics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-26007-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26007-2
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    1. Yong Hu & Jennifer L. Gottfried & Rose Pesce-Rodriguez & Chi-Chin Wu & Scott D. Walck & Zhiyu Liu & Sangeeth Balakrishnan & Scott Broderick & Zipeng Guo & Qiang Zhang & Lu An & Revant Adlakha & Mostaf, 2022. "Releasing chemical energy in spatially programmed ferroelectrics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.

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