Interface interactions of epsilon-CL-20 and polymers: From simulation to experiment

Chengcheng Wu, Jianxin Nie, Shengwei Li, Di Wang, Xueyong Guo*

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Abstract

To obtain the ε-CL-20 → γ-CL-20 transition mechanism and thus know the critical temperature for maintaining the ε-phase of CL-20 coated with different polymers, the interface interactions of ε-CL-20 and polymers were studied by theoretical and experimental methods. The binding energy and cohesive energy density between ε-CL-20 and polymers were calculated by molecular dynamics simulation, and the surface tension and the tension-related components of various polymers were determined by surface contact, adhesion and wetting theories. Moreover, the interface parameters of ε-CL-20/polymers were also calculated. The effects of different polymers on the polymorphic transformation of ε-CL-20 were investigated by the in-situ X-ray diffractometer (XRD). Given these characteristic polymorphic transformation parameters, polymers could be divided into three categories. Combined with the interface parameters of ε-CL-20/polymers, the method to prevent polymorphic transformation of ε-CL-20 in the application process was put forward, and exhibits great potential for application in controlling the process parameters, choosing the storage conditions, developing new ε-CL-20 based formulas, and choosing appropriate analysis methods.

Original languageEnglish
Article number127287
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume617
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2023

Keywords

  • A1. Interface interactions
  • A1. Polymorphic transformation
  • A1. Surface tension
  • B1. ε-CL-20

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Wu, C., Nie, J., Li, S., Wang, D., & Guo, X. (2023). Interface interactions of epsilon-CL-20 and polymers: From simulation to experiment. Journal of Crystal Growth, 617, Article 127287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2023.127287