Simple Synthesis and Characterization of Shell-Thickness-Controlled Ni/Ni3C Core-Shell Nanoparticles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of Ni Nps
2.2. Carburization to Obtain Ni/Ni3C Core-Shell Nanoparticles (NICs)
2.3. Analysis of Samples
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Kim, S.-W.; Ro, J.C.; Suh, S.-J. Simple Synthesis and Characterization of Shell-Thickness-Controlled Ni/Ni3C Core-Shell Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 1954. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121954
Kim S-W, Ro JC, Suh S-J. Simple Synthesis and Characterization of Shell-Thickness-Controlled Ni/Ni3C Core-Shell Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(12):1954. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121954
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Sun-Woo, Jae Chul Ro, and Su-Jeong Suh. 2022. "Simple Synthesis and Characterization of Shell-Thickness-Controlled Ni/Ni3C Core-Shell Nanoparticles" Nanomaterials 12, no. 12: 1954. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121954