Solvothermal Synthesis of Carbon-Coated Nickel Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquid

Carbon-coated nickel nanoparticles were synthesized by solvothermal method in 1-buty-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoraborate ionic liquid. The obtained products are characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The magnetic properties of carbon-coated nickel nanoparticles have been investigated by vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). It was found that the carbon-coated nickel nanoparticles showed excellent magnetic properties. The present route may give researchers more choices for preparing other carbon-coated transition metal nanoparticles.