Dielectric structure pyrotechnic initiator realized by integrating Ti/CuO-based reactive multilayer films

A dielectric structure pyrotechnic initiator was proposed and the initiator samples were designed and realized by integrating Ti/CuO-based reactive multilayer films on ceramic substrate. The dielectric structure consists of essentially two titanium films separated by a copper oxide (CuO) film, which is just like as a capacitor guaranteeing the initiator will not be discharged until the external voltage has exceeded the breakdown strength of the CuO film. Results of the electrical explosion experiment show that the breakdown strength of 1-μm-thick CuO film is 60 V, and the initiator has “late time discharge” characteristics, which will improve the conversion ratio of the electricity greatly, and there is a nanoscale exothermic reaction in the electrical explosion process. A systematic temperature measurement model based on the “double-line atomic emission spectroscopy of copper element” was presented and used to test the explosion temperature and duration. The ejected explosion flame was seen clearly with ...