A Shock-tube Study of Structural Stability and Morphological Characteristics of Hexagonal-shaped Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials

Shock wave recovery experiments on crystalline solids constitute a prominent research area within the aerospace field.In this study, we investigated the response of zinc oxide (ZnO) to powder diffraction and morphological analysis.X-ray diffraction data indicate that the material retains its hexagonal crystalline structure under shock-loaded conditions.Scanning electron microscopy reveals that the agglomeration and size of the particles increase due to the fusion effect of shock loading, resulting in the clustering of individual particles into larger formations.The shock wave recovery experiment demonstrates that ZnO nanoparticles exhibit exceptional stability against shock waves, suggesting their potential suitability for aerospace and military applications.