Properties and promise of catenated nitrogen systems as high-energy-density materials

OT O'Sullivan, MJ Zdilla - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The properties of catenated nitrogen molecules, molecules containing internal chains of
bonded nitrogen atoms, is of fundamental scientific interest in chemical structure and …

Catalytic effects of nano additives on decomposition and combustion of RDX-, HMX-, and AP-based energetic compositions

QL Yan, FQ Zhao, KK Kuo, XH Zhang, S Zeman… - Progress in Energy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The RDX, HMX, and AP are currently the most widely used energetic ingredients in
composite solid propellants, since the newly developed energetic compounds are still …

The ReaxFF reactive force-field: development, applications and future directions

TP Senftle, S Hong, MM Islam, SB Kylasa… - npj Computational …, 2016 - nature.com
The reactive force-field (ReaxFF) interatomic potential is a powerful computational tool for
exploring, develo** and optimizing material properties. Methods based on the principles …

ReaxFF reactive force field for molecular dynamics simulations of hydrocarbon oxidation

K Chenoweth, ACT Van Duin… - The Journal of Physical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
To investigate the initial chemical events associated with high-temperature gas-phase
oxidation of hydrocarbons, we have expanded the ReaxFF reactive force field training set to …

ReaxFF-lg: Correction of the ReaxFF Reactive Force Field for London Dispersion, with Applications to the Equations of State for Energetic Materials

L Liu, Y Liu, SV Zybin, H Sun… - The Journal of Physical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The practical levels of density functional theory (DFT) for solids (LDA, PBE, PW91, B3LYP)
are well-known not to account adequately for the London dispersion (van der Waals …

Tuning the mechanical properties of graphene oxide paper and its associated polymer nanocomposites by controlling cooperative intersheet hydrogen bonding

OC Compton, SW Cranford, KW Putz, Z An… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The mechanical properties of pristine graphene oxide paper and paper-like films of polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA)-graphene oxide nanocomposite are investigated in a joint experimental …

Mechanical properties of graphyne

SW Cranford, MJ Buehler - Carbon, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes and graphene have paved the way for the next step in the evolution of
carbon materials. Among the novel forms of carbon allotropes is graphyne–a two …

Review of force fields and intermolecular potentials used in atomistic computational materials research

JA Harrison, JD Schall, S Maskey, PT Mikulski… - Applied Physics …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Molecular simulation is a powerful computational tool for a broad range of applications
including the examination of materials properties and accelerating drug discovery. At the …

Exploring reaction mechanism for ammonia/methane combustion via reactive molecular dynamics simulations

J Wang, XZ Jiang, KH Luo - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia has gained growing attention as a carbon-free fuel. However, extensive studies
are still needed to clarify and complete reaction mechanisms for ammonia combustion over …

Carbon cluster formation during thermal decomposition of octahydro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetranitro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetrazocine and 1, 3, 5-triamino-2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzene high …

L Zhang, SV Zybin, ACT Van Duin… - The Journal of …, 2009 - ACS Publications
We report molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using the first-principles-based ReaxFF
reactive force field to study the thermal decomposition of 1, 3, 5-triamino-2, 4, 6 …