A metal powder having a BET specific surface area of 5 to 250 m.sup.2/g is obtained by contacting and mixing together a gas of a metal chloride (metal source gas) and a reducing gas (e.g., hydrogen gas) that have been separately heated so as to instantaneously form fine metal particles based on the gas phase reduction reaction thereof, and collecting the fine metal particles from the gas stream after the reaction.

A metal powder having a BET specific surface area of 5 to 250 m.sup.2/g is obtained by contacting and mixing together a gas of a metal chloride (metal source gas) and a reducing gas (e.g., hydrogen gas) that have been separately heated so as to instantaneously form fine metal particles based on the gas phase reduction reaction thereof, and collecting the fine metal particles from the gas stream after the reaction.

A metal powder having a BET specific surface area of 5 to 250 m.sup.2/g is obtained by contacting and mixing together a gas of a metal chloride (metal source gas) and a reducing gas (e.g., hydrogen gas) that have been separately heated so as to instantaneously form fine metal particles based on the gas phase reduction reaction thereof, and collecting the fine metal particles from the gas stream after the reaction.

A method of forming a conductive powder includes reducing, by a reduction reaction, a conductive powder precursor gas using a plasma to form the conductive powder. The method further includes filtering the conductive powder based on particle size. The method further includes dispersing a portion of the conductive powder having a particle size below a threshold value in a fluid.

A method of forming a conductive powder includes reducing, by a reduction reaction, a conductive powder precursor gas using a plasma to form the conductive powder. The method further includes filtering the conductive powder based on particle size. The method further includes dispersing a portion of the conductive powder having a particle size below a threshold value in a fluid.

A TiZr alloy in powder form is described. Sintered pellets containing the TiZr alloy powder of the present invention, as well as capacitor anodes, are further described.

A TiZr alloy in powder form is described. Sintered pellets containing the TiZr alloy powder of the present invention, as well as capacitor anodes, are further described.

A method of forming a conductive powder includes reducing, by a reduction reaction, a conductive powder precursor gas using a plasma. Reducing the conductive powder precursor gas forms the conductive powder. The method further includes filtering the conductive powder based on particle size. The method further includes dispersing a portion of the conductive powder having a particle size below a threshold value in a fluid.

A method of forming a conductive powder includes reducing, by a reduction reaction, a conductive powder precursor gas using a plasma. Reducing the conductive powder precursor gas forms the conductive powder. The method further includes filtering the conductive powder based on particle size. The method further includes dispersing a portion of the conductive powder having a particle size below a threshold value in a fluid.

A system and method of forming a silicon-hybrid anode material. The silicon-hybrid anode material including a microparticle mixture of a quantity of silicon microparticles and a quantity of metal microparticles intermixed with the quantity of silicon microparticles in a selected ratio. The microparticle mixture is formed in a silicon-hybrid anode material layer having a thickness of between about 2 and about 15 m.