Preparation and properties of NC/RDX/AP nano-composite energetic materials by the sol–gel method

A new nano-composite energetic material, in which submicrometer ammonium perchlorate (AP) particles and nanoparticles of cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX) were uniformly dispersed in the cross-linked nitrocellulose (NC), was prepared by the sol–gel method. The structure of the material was confirmed by means of SEM, XRD and N2 adsorption isotherm techniques, and the results showed that the NC/RDX/AP nano-composite energetic material is monolithic with numerous pores of nanometer scale and the mean grain size of RDX is