Particulate material comprising silver particles which are equipped with ruthenium oxide and are optionally partially oxidized

Abstract

The invention relates to a particulate material which has an average particle size (d50) ranging from 1 to 100 μm, said material comprising silver particles which are equipped with ruthenium oxide and are optionally partially oxidized. The particulate material can be produced by means of a drying process and a thermolytic treatment, which is carried out in a non-reducing atmosphere, of an aqueous suspension comprising water, silver particles, and at least one ruthenium oxide precursor in the form of a ruthenium compound which can be thermally decomposed into ruthenium oxide in a non-reducing atmosphere.

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