Patent ID: 6858158

Claim:
A polymeric linking agent mixture comprising: a polymeric linking agent of the formula —[O—M(OR) i —] m —; a plurality of metal oxide nanoparticles comprised of one or more compounds having the formula M x O y ; and a solvent, wherein (i) i, x, and y are integers greater than zero, (ii) m is an integer greater than one, (iii) M is selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Sn, W, Nb, La, Ta, and Tb, (iv) R is from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyls, alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, and acyls, and (v) the mixture contains the polymeric linking agent in a concentration sufficient to interconnect at least a portion of the plurality of metal oxide nanoparticles at a temperature below about 300° C.