Searching for ways to create energetic materials based on polynitrogen compounds (review)

Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-131

  Zarko, V E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL KINETICS AND COMBUSTION   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bond energy; Polymeric nitrogen; Polynitrogen compounds; Specific impulse

Indexed keywords

BOND ENERGIES; BOND ENERGY; CURRENT STATUS; ENERGETIC MATERIAL; HIGH ENERGY; MATERIAL DENSITY; MOLECULAR NITROGEN; NITROGEN ATOM; POLYNITROGEN; SINGLE BOND; SPECIFIC IMPULSE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRIPLE BONDS;

CHEMICAL BONDS; NITROGEN; POLYMERS;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 77954690748     PISSN: 00105082     EISSN: 15738345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10573-010-0020-x     Document Type: Review

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