Synthesis and thermal stability of Field's alloy nanoparticles and nanofluid

This paper describes a facile one-step method for synthesizing Field's alloy nanoparticles based on nanoemulsification technique. As-prepared Field's alloy nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Reaction time influence on particle shape and size were also investigated. The thermal stability of nanoparticles and nanofluid (with ethyl carbamate modified Field's alloy nanoparticles dispersed in PAO) were evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Results show that the nanofluid exhibit good thermal stability, which may have potential applications in wide area. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.