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US 2013/0340570 A1Published application
Nanowire preparation, methods, compositions, and articles
OwnerDavid R. Whitcomb, William D. Ramsden +1inventors
InventorsDavid R. Whitcomb, William D. Ramsden, Doreen C. Lynch
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Abstract
Nanowire preparation methods, compositions, and articles are disclosed. Such nanowires may be thicker than other nanowires and may be useful in devices requiring high electrical current densities.
Claims9
A method of producing metal nanowires with reduced nanoparticle coproduction comprising:
- providing a composition comprising:
- a first molar quantity of at least one first reducible metal ion,
- a second molar quantity of at least one second metal or metal ion, said at least one second metal or metal ion comprising germanium or an ion of germanium, and
- a third molar quantity of at least one third metal or metal ion, said at least one third metal or metal ion comprising tin or an ion of tin;
- and
- reducing the at least one first reducible metal ion to at least one first metal nanowire,
- wherein the ratio of (1) the sum of the second molar quantity and the third molar quantity to (2) the first molar quantity is from about 0.0001 to about 0.1.
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