This invention relates to a method for preparing ultrafine silver
powder, the method comprising the following steps: (1) dissolving
silver nitrate in deionized water to obtain a
metal salt solution, and maintaining the temperature at 30-50°C; (2) dissolving a
reducing agent in deionized water and adding a pH adjuster to obtain a
reducing agent solution, and maintaining the temperature at 30-50°C; (3) dissolving a dispersant and a
dopant in deionized water to obtain a
mixed solution, and maintaining the temperature at 30-50°C; (4) adding the
mixed solution to the
metal salt solution, stirring for 1 min, and then adding the
reducing agent solution to the
metal salt solution, stirring and reacting to obtain silver
powder; (5) washing the silver
powder until the
conductivity of the washing solution is ≤10 μs, separating the
solid and liquid to obtain an Ag powder
filter cake; (6) adding a
surface coating agent-
anhydrous ethanol solution to the Ag powder
filter cake, stirring evenly, and then
drying, air-dispersing, and sieving to obtain ultrafine silver powder with a particle size of 0.4-0.8 μm. This invention is simple to operate, low in cost, and easy to industrialize. The resulting silver powder product has
small particle size, narrow distribution, and good dispersibility.