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Thermal fingerprint of silica encapsulated phase change nanoparticles

NCJ Number
304229
Journal
Nanoscale Issue: 4 Dated: 2012 Pages: 3237-3241
Author(s)
Chaoming Wang; et al
Date Published
2012
Length
5 pages
Annotation

This article describes a new type of silica microspheres that contain a panel of phase change nanoparticles (Field's alloy, indium, tin or lead–tin eutectic alloy).

Abstract

The thermophysical properties of solid–liquid phase change nanoparticles, i.e., composition-dependent melting temperatures, sharp melting peaks, and large thermal scan range, enable construction of a large number of silica microspheres that have thermally distinguishable patterns of melting temperatures. (publisher abstract modified)

Date Published: January 1, 2012