Hello. I'm an undergraduate senior student studying materials science.
While doing my winter internship in my department's lab, Ni/Al reactive multilayer has captured my mind. I think its potential as a brand-new kind of heat source is amazing, and I'm planning to do some experiments with it.
So I'm looking forward to make some Ni/Al reactive multilayer(which is the most popularly researched example in reactive multilayer systems) through magnetron sputtering, and check its heat value.
As reactive multilayers generate great heat and light, I'm thinking that masks and gloves for high temperatures are necessary. But I couldn't find any safe regulations while handling those reactive multilayers.
Are there any safety regulations while handling Ni/Al reactive multilayers? Or is it okay to move on without hesitation, as the multilayer system's scale is normally small?
I would also appreciate your tips or cautions about handling reactive multilayers. As this is my first 'Do-It-Myself' experiment, I'm really being careful about it.
Thanks for reading. Plz give any advices to this materials science experiment newbie!
Great Project! The good thing with these type of mixtures, that its a gasless combustion process, nevertheless, the heat released is enormous. Basicly, if the quantities are small you just need thermal gloves and face shield.
Also you can glance this paper:
Article Structure evolution and reaction mechanism in the Ni/Al reac...
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