Boron carbide as a barium-free green light emitter and burn-rate modifier in pyrotechnics

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 4624-4626

  Sabatini, Jesse J ^a   Poret, Jay C ^a   Broad, Russell N ^a  

^a Pyrotechnics Technology and Prototyping Division   (United States)

Author keywords

boron carbide; energetic materials; green light emitters; sustainable chemistry

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS; ENERGETIC MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; EPOXY BINDERS; GREEN LIGHT EMITTERS; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; MILITARY USE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY;

BARIUM; BORON; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; LIGHT EMISSION; POTASSIUM;

BORON CARBIDE;

BORON DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; LIGHT;

BORON COMPOUNDS; LIGHT;

EID: 79955671228     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201007827     Document Type: Article

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