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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Junping Zhang, Saint Paul, MN (US);
David R. Whitcomb, Woodbury, MN (US);
Inventors:
Junping Zhang, Saint Paul, MN (US);
David R. Whitcomb, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/00 (2006.01); B22F 9/24 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); C30B 29/60 (2006.01); C30B 7/14 (2006.01); C30B 29/02 (2006.01); B22F 9/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/0025 (2013.01); B22F 9/24 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C30B 7/14 (2013.01); C30B 29/02 (2013.01); C30B 29/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Preparation methods, compositions, and articles useful for electronic and optical applications are disclosed. Such methods reduce metal ions to metal nanowires in the presence of bromide ions, IUPAC Group 14 elements in their +2 oxidation state, and optionally chloride ions. The product nanowires are useful in electronics applications.