University of Missouri

Maruf Hossain

Shubhra Gangopadhyay

Keshab Gangopadhyay

Rajesh Shende

Shantanu Bhattacharya

Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan

Steven J Apperson

Andrey Bezmelnitsyn

Senthil Subramanian

Michael Kraus

Yuangang Gao

Keshab Gangapadhyay

The present invention describes processes for coating substrates with a nanocomposite SiCON material. In addition, the present invention describes the dielectric nanocomposite coatings.

Nanocomposite dielectric coatings

A method of generating power uses a nanoenergetic material. The nanoenergetic material comprising thermite is obtained and deposited on a substrate. An igniter is placed on the nanoenergetic material. When power is desired, the nanoenergetic material is ignited. A transducer receives thermal, sonic, magnetic, optic and/or mechanical energy from combustion of the nanoenergetic material and converts it into electrical energy. Preferably, the transducer is a thermoelectric, piezoelectric or magneto device. Preferably, multiple transducers are integrated in one power generators to maximize the power from nanoenergetic thermites.

Shock wave and power generation using on-chip nanoenergetic material

The present process for rapidly heating and cooling a target material without damaging the substrate upon which it has been deposited. More specifically, target material is coated onto a first substrate. A self-propagating nanoenergetic material is selected that combusts at temperatures sufficient to change the target material and creates a flame front that propagates sufficiently quickly that the first substrate is not substantially heated. The nanoenergetic material is deposited on the target material, such that the target material and the nanoenergetic material is sandwiched between the substrate and the target material. The nanoenergetic material is ignited and the flame front of the nanoenergetic material is allowed to propagate over the second substrate and change the target material.

Rapid heating with nanoenergetic materials

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Columbia, MO, United States of America

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