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A facile way for preparing tin nanoparticles from bulk tin via ultrasound dispersion.

Li Z, Tao X, Cheng Y, Wu Z, Zhang Z, Dang H

Laboratory for special Functional Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, PR China.

In this paper, we reported a facile and rapid process to prepare tin nanoparticles from bulk tin via ultrasound dispersion. The morphology and structure of synthesized tin nanoparticles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectrum (XPS) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results show that the morphology of tin nanoparticles is spherical and the structure of tin nanoparticles has the same crystal structure as the bulk tin. In addition, the tribological property of tin nanoparticles as additives in oil is evaluated on a four-ball tester and the results show that tin nanoparticles exhibit good performance in wear.

Published 29 August 2006 in Ultrason Sonochem, 14(1): 89-92.
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