Patent ID: 9278390
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B22F,B82Y,C22C

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: providing a composition comprising at least one silver ion and at least one second non-redox active metal or metal ion, the at least one second non-redox active metal or metal ion differing in atomic number from the at least one silver ion and comprising at least one ion or element from International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Group 13 other than indium or an ion of indium; and reducing the at least one silver ion to at least one first silver nanowire, wherein the ratio of the total moles of the at least one second non-redox active metal or metal ion to the total moles of the at least one silver ion is from about 0.0001 to about 0.1.