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Two-dimensional nanoscale MoS2 for thermal catalysis of dihydroxylammonium-5,5′-bistetrazole-1,1′-diolate (TKX-50)

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In the article, we reported two-dimensional nanoscale MoS2 has been demonstrated to possess intrinsic catalytic activity for thermal decomposition of dihydroxylammonium-5,5′-bistetrazole-1,1′-diolate (TKX-50). The morphology and structure of MoS2 nanosheets prepared by liquid ultrasonic exfoliation were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman spectra. Thermal catalysis decomposition was investigated by thermogravimetric/differential scanning calorimetry. MoS2 was added to TKX-50, and the results show that nano-MoS2 can decrease the activation energy of TKX-50 decomposition from 220.0 to 140.6 kJ mol−1 effectively and that the decomposition temperature was decreased by 32.1 °C more than 23.8 °C for commercial bulk MoS2. In addition, a possible mechanism of MoS2 towards the catalysis thermal decomposition of TKX-50 was proposed. The conduction-band electrons (e −cb ) and valence-band holes (h+) excited on the surface of MoS2 under thermal excitation promoted H+ transfer from H atom of NH3OH+ to O atom of bisteterazole and boosted the decomposition of TKX-50 further. This work may offer a new idea to introduce transition metal dichalcogenide into thermal catalysis fields.

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This work was supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 21975227) and project supported by Sichuan Public Security Bureau (Grant No. 201903).

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    Xiaoxia Li, Xiong Cao, Zhinan Pei, Peng Deng & Shuangqi Hu

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Li, X., Cao, X., Bai, X. et al. Two-dimensional nanoscale MoS2 for thermal catalysis of dihydroxylammonium-5,5′-bistetrazole-1,1′-diolate (TKX-50). J Therm Anal Calorim 143, 3003–3008 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-09432-1

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