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US 2012/0183434 A1Published application
Nanowire preparation methods, compositions, and articles
AssigneeCarestream Health, Inc.
InventorsDavid R. Whitcomb, William D. Ramsden, Doreen C. Lynch
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Abstract
Methods of producing metal nanowires, compositions, and articles are disclosed. Such methods allow production of metal nanowires with reproducibly uniform diameter and length, even in the presence of catalyst concentration variation. Such metal nanowires are useful for electronics applications.
Claims10
A method comprising:
- providing at least one compound capable of forming at least one halide ion, said compound comprising at least one first atom, at least one halogen atom bonded to the at least one first atom, and at least one carbon atom bonded to the at least one first atom;
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- reducing at least one first metal ion to at least one first metal in the presence of at least one of the at least one compound or the at least one halide ion,
- wherein the absolute value of the difference in electronegativities of the at least one first atom and the at least one halogen atom is greater than about 0.4 Pauling units and less than about 2.0 Pauling units.
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