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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Yiliang Wu, Oakville, CA;
Mahya Mokhtari, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Yiliang Wu, Oakville, CA;
Mahya Mokhtari, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/22 (2006.01); H01B 1/02 (2006.01); B05D 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process including: (a) forming a feature comprising uncoalesced silver-containing nanoparticles; (b) heating the uncoalesced silver-containing nanoparticles to form coalesced silver-containing nanoparticles wherein the feature comprising the coalesced silver-containing nanoparticles exhibits a low electrical conductivity; and (c) subjecting the coalesced silver-containing nanoparticles to an acid-containing composition to increase the electrical conductivity of the feature by at least about 100 times.