Nanocrystalline Pentaerythritoltetranitrate using Sol-Gel Process

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 534-539

  Ingale, S V ^a   Wagh, P B ^a   Sastry, P U ^a   Patra, A K ^a   Tewari, R ^a   Singh, I K ^a   Phapale, S B ^a   Wasnik, R D ^b   Rao, A Subhananda ^b   Gupta, Satish C ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Explosives; Pentaerythritoltetranitrate; PETN; Sol gel process; TEM; Xerogel

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCRYSTALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SILICA GEL; SOL-GEL PROCESS; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY SCATTERING;

ENERGY; FASTER RATES; MECHANICAL STIMULUS; NANO METER RANGE; NANOCRYSTALLINES; PARTICLES SIZES; PENTAERYTHRITOLTETRANITRATE; SECONDARY EXPLOSIVE; TEM;

XEROGELS;

EID: 84455173605     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: 0976464X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.61.594     Document Type: Article

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