Progress of study in energetic coordination complexes

Energetic coordination complexes are potential materials with high-energy and less sensitivity to impact, spark and friction as well as good thermal stability. In this paper, many achievements of studying the synthesis, thermal decomposition properties and characteristics of the energetic complexes based on high-energetic compounds containing many nitrogen atoms such as carbohydrazide and 5-nitro-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (NTO) as well as tetrazole, etc., are briefly summarized. In addition, the properties including crystal structures and thermal decomposition properties of some other coordination complexes based on energetic complexes containing many nitrogen atoms such as hydrazine and hydrazinomethyl formate are depicted briefly. And some prospects for the energetic complexes are shown based on the results involved.