Patent ID: 9533352
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B22F,C09K,C22C,F28F,H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Claim:
1. Intermetallic nanoparticles comprising: a first metal (M1) selected from the group consisting of: Sn, Pb, Sb, In, Ga, Bi, Ge, Zn; and a second metal (M2) selected from the group consisting of: Cu, Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Ru, Ir, Fe, Co, Ni, wherein the intermetallic nanoparticles comprise a compound comprising the first metal and the second metal, and the average diameter of the intermetallic nanoparticles is from about 100 nm to about 400 nm wherein the intermetallic nanoparticles have a chemical formula M1xM2y, wherein “x” is an integer between 1 to 8, “y” is an integer between 1 to 8.