Tekna Plasma Systems Inc.

Hydro-quebec

Richard Dolbec

Jiayin Guo

Eric Bouchard

Karim Zaghib

Abdelbast Guerfi

Maher I Boulos

Dominic Leblanc

Guo Jiayin

The present disclosure generally relates to metallic powders for use in multilayer ceramic capacitors, to multilayer ceramic capacitors containing same and to methods of manufacturing such powders and capacitors. The disclosure addresses the problem of having better controlled smaller particle size distribution, with minimal contaminant contents which can be implemented at an industrial scale.

Metallic powders for use as electrode material in multilayer ceramic capacitors and method of manufacturing and of using same

There is provided a method of manufacturing nanoparticles comprising the steps of feeding a core precursor into a plasma torch in a plasma reactor, thereby producing a vapor of silicon or alloy thereof; and allowing the vapor to migrate to a quenching zone of the plasma reactor, thereby cooling the vapor and allowing condensation of the vapor into a nanoparticle core made of the silicon or alloy thereof, wherein the quenching gas comprises a passivating gas precursor that reacts with the surface of the core in the quenching zone produce a passivation layer covering the core, thereby producing said nanoparticles. The present invention also relates to nanoparticles comprising a core covered with a passivation layer, the core being made of silicon or an alloy thereof, as well as their use, in particular in the manufacture of anodes.

Nanoparticles comprising a core covered with a passivation layer, process for manufacture and uses thereof

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Richard Dolbec