Structures and properties of energetic cations in energetic salts

Abstract

Energetic salts provide many advantages over conventional energetic molecular compounds. Their high densities, high heats of formation and low vapor pressures make them an important class of compounds for the development of energetic materials. More and more novel energetic ions are being obtained, but energetic cations are reported to a much lesser extent. Energetic cations develop from simple linear structures to form N-heterocyclic structures. Together with the introduction of various energetic groups, the energetic properties of energetic salts are significantly promoted. The development of energetic cations is becoming the major restriction for improving the performance of energetic salts.