AP/CeCoxMn1–xO₃ energetic material formulation and its thermo-kinetic studies
摘要
With their inherent structural versatility and compositional tunability, perovskite oxides exhibit strong catalytic activity toward redox reactions. Consequently, they present themselves as promising catalysts for exploring their impact and mechanistic role in the thermal decomposition of AP. In this study, nano-dimensional perovskite oxides of (x = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8) were synthesized using the citric acid sol–gel method and employed as catalysts for the thermal decomposition of AP. Structural characterization was carried out using several techniques, including powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Atomic force microscopy (AFM), SEM–EDX, FT-IR, UV–Vis spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and BET analysis. The Thermogravimetric analysis (TG), DTG (Derivative TG) and Differential thermal analysis (DTA) thermal analysis results confirm that CeCo0.6Mn0.4O3 exhibits the best catalytic performance among all the compositions.