CPC B22F 9/26 (2013.01) [B22F 1/054 (2022.01); B22F 1/145 (2022.01); B22F 1/16 (2022.01); B22F 2301/15 (2013.01); B22F 2302/25 (2013.01); B22F 2304/054 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A method of producing a nickel nanopowder, the method comprising:
providing a nickel salt and a shell-forming material;
nucleating and growing nickel core particles from the nickel salt;
forming a shell layer on surfaces of the nickel core particles using the shell-forming material; and
removing the shell layer to form the nickel nanopowder,
wherein, in the forming, a free energy of formation of the shell-forming material is smaller than a free energy of formation of the nickel salt.
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