General Electric Company

Nano Cnet Ltd.

Ehsan Marzbanrad

Ehsan Toyserkani

Louis Lefebvre

Jeremy Vandenberg

Boxin Zhao

Hadi Hosseinzadeh Khaligh

Methods for making a plurality of microparticles from a reaction solution that includes an organic acid in a solvent are provided. An example aerosol ink includes a plurality of palladium-chromium metallic microparticles dispersed in a solvent system, wherein the plurality of palladium-chromium metallic microparticles include a palladium-chromium alloy.

Fabrication of palladium-chromium alloy microparticles

Core-shell microparticles, along with methods of their fabrication and use, are provided. The core-shell microparticles may include a core comprising a first metallic material having a first chromium content and a shell surrounding the core and comprising a second metallic material having a second chromium content that is less than the first chromium content. For example, the first chromium content may be 5% by weight or greater of elemental chromium within the first metallic material.

Fabrication of chromium metal mixtures in the form of core-shell nanoparticles

Nanostructures formed of metal nanostrands, and methods of forming the nanostrands, are described. These nanostructures can be used as a flexible or non-flexible, transparent or non-transparent conductive films or electronic circuit for various different applications. An example metal nanostrand can include: a first nanoplate joined laterally to a second nanoplate. Each of the nanoplates can have a top surface, a bottom surface and one or more side surfaces laterally extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. A (111) crystallographic plane can be arranged at each of the top surface and the bottom surface.

Methods for synthesizing metal nanostrands, and structures formed of the metal nanostrand synthesized thereof

Methods for making a plurality of microparticles from a reaction solution that includes an organic acid in a solvent are provided. The method may include adding a chromium salt and a palladium salt to the reaction solution; bringing the reaction solution to a reaction temperature of 0&#xb0; C. to 150&#xb0; C. to form palladium cations and chromium cations within the reaction solution such that the palladium cations and chromium cations combine to form the plurality of microparticles that precipitate from the reaction solution; and collecting the microparticles from the reaction mixture. The plurality of microparticles comprises a palladium-chromium alloy. The palladium-chromium alloy may comprise chromium in a weight percentage of 1% to 20% of the total weight of the palladium-chromium alloy.

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