Abstract: Disclosed is a silver powder preparation method including a silver salt reduction step. The silver salt reduction step includes a reaction solution preparation step for preparing a first reaction solution and a second reaction solution and a precipitation step for allowing reaction between the first reaction solution and the second reaction solution to precipitate silver particles. The first reaction solution contains silver ions, ammonia, an alkali metal salt of an organic acid, and a phosphorous compound, and the second reaction solution contains a reducing agent. The content of the phosphorous compound and the reaction temperature of the precipitation step are adjusted so that the shrinkage rate of the silver powder is adjusted within a range of 5% to 20% at 500° C. when the reaction temperature is heated to 800° C. at a heating rate of 50° C./min.

Abstract: A silver sintering preparation in the form of a silver sintering paste comprising 70 to 95 wt.-% of coated silver particles (A) and 5 to 30 wt.-% of organic solvent (B) or in the form of a silver sintering preform comprising 74.5 to 100 wt.-% of coated silver particles (A) and 0 to 0.5 wt.-% of organic solvent (B), wherein the coating of the coated silver particles (A) comprises silver acetylacetonate (silver 2,4-pentanedionate) and/or at least one silver salt of the formula CnH2n+1COOAg with n being an integer in the range of 7 to 10, and wherein the at least one silver salt is thermally decomposable at >160° C.

Abstract: A process for the separation of electrolyte from the carbon in a solid carbon/electrolyte cathode product formed at the cathode during molten carbonate electrolysis. The processes allows for easy separation of the solid carbon product from the electrolyte without any observed detrimental effect on the structure and/or stability of the resulting solid carbon nanomaterial.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a stable copper-based core-shell nanoparticle and its process of manufacture. Further, the present disclosure relates to the use of the copper-based core-shell nanoparticles as plasmonic photocatalysts in photocalysis and hydrogen production.

Abstract: A method for detecting a disease marker using self-amplification of a detection signal is disclosed. The method can include (a) a step of simultaneously inducing an antigen-antibody immune response and an Au particle formation reaction by reduction of Au ions in an assay solution prepared by, to a pre-assay solution in which all of an antibody or antigen for detection of a disease-specific marker, free Au ions, and adsorbed Au ions are present, adding a sample, which contains a disease-specific antigen or antibody binding specifically to the antibody or the antigen, and a reducing agent; and (b) a step of confirming the presence or absence of a disease-specific marker by a chromogenic reaction through the Au particle formation.

Abstract: A silver powder which has a small content of carbon and which is difficult to be agglutinated, and a method for producing the same. While a molten metal, which is prepared by melting silver to which 40 ppm or more of copper is added, is allowed to drop, a high-pressure water is sprayed onto the molten metal to rapidly cool and solidify the molten metal to produce a silver powder which contains 40 ppm or more of copper, 0.1% by weight or less of carbon and 0.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure pertains to methods of making various noble metal nanoprisms, e.g., gold nanoprisms. In various aspects, the methods can comprise incubating, under dark conditions, a growth solution comprising: (a) a plurality of gold seed structures; (b) a gold precursor, and (c) a photocatalytic intermediary, such that during the incubating step multiply-twinned gold seed structures in the growth solution are preferentially enlarged. The disclosed methods can comprise separating the multiply-twinned gold seed structures from the growth solution based upon the size of the gold seed structures to produce an enriched growth solution. In some aspects, the methods comprise irradiating the enriched growth solution to produce the gold nanoprisms. In some aspects, the disclosed nanoprisms comprise silver.

Abstract: A sintering powder comprising: a particulate having a mean longest diameter of less than 10 microns, wherein at least some of the particles forming the particulate comprise a metal at least partially coated with a capping agent. A sintering paste and sintering film comprising the sintering powder. A method for making a sintered joint by sintering the sintering powder, paste, or film in the vicinity of two or more workpieces.

Abstract: Provided are a nanofiber-nanowire composite and a method for producing the same. The method includes preparing a nanoparticle using a dipolar solvent, producing a nanofiber-nanoparticle composite in an electrospinning synthesis solution including the nanoparticle through electrospinning, and growing a nanowire from the nanoparticle by hydrothermally synthesizing a dried nanofiber-nanoparticle composite.

Abstract: A method for synthesizing nanoparticles with a predetermined size at high or full yield comprises mixing a first precursor material comprising a first compound comprising a halide moiety and a metal or a metalloid, a second precursor material comprising a second compound comprising a polyatomic nonmetal, and a solvent. The method further comprises heating the mixture to colloidally form nanoparticles comprising the polyatomic nonmetal and the metal or metalloid. The halide moiety is selected such as to colloidally form the nanoparticles in a predetermined size range that is at least partially determined by this halide moiety.

Abstract: Provided a production method for reducing the content level of sulfur and carbon which are impurities in nickel powder to improve the quality of nickel powder produced by a complexing reduction method. The method of producing nickel powder having low carbon and sulfur concentrations includes: a complexing treatment of adding a complexing agent to a nickel sulfate aqueous solution to form a solution containing nickel complex ions; maintaining the solution containing nickel complex ions at a solution temperature of 150 to 250° C. in a pressure vessel and blowing hydrogen gas into the solution containing nickel complex ions to perform hydrogen reduction to produce nickel powder; washing the nickel powder with water; and then roasting the nickel powder washed with water in a mixed gas atmosphere of nitrogen and hydrogen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing metal nanoparticles, specifically, by reducing a precursor of metal or metal oxide in an aqueous solution, wherein polyethylenimine and an additional reducing agent are used, thereby obtaining metal nanoparticles having superior properties in improved yield. According to the preparation method of the present invention, metal nanoparticles can be prepared at a higher concentration of metal precursor. Further, a short reaction time and the use of a solvent that is easy to handle, such as water, allow mass production of metal nanoparticles with high efficiency. Moreover, nanoparticles having a superior property can be prepared without a high-temperature treatment over 100° C. Accordingly, the method for preparing metal nanoparticles of the present invention may innovatively simplify the preparation processes, and may also improve the working environment. Thus, it is useful for mass production of metal nanoparticles.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing fine nickel powder used as suitable seed crystals for producing nickel powder from a solution containing a nickel ammine sulfate complex. The method for producing nickel powder sequentially includes: a mixing step of adding, to a solution containing a nickel ammine sulfate complex, a dispersant containing a sulfonate and an insoluble solid which is insoluble in the solution to form a mixed slurry; a reduction and precipitation step of charging a reaction vessel with the mixed slurry and then blowing hydrogen gas into the mixed slurry in the reaction vessel to reduce nickel complex ions contained in the mixed slurry to form nickel precipitate on a surface of the insoluble solid; and a separation step of separating the nickel precipitate on the surface of the insoluble solid from the surface of the insoluble solid to form nickel powder.

Abstract: Provided are metal nanoparticle composite body whose multiple properties, such as a good metal nanoparticle control property, high dispersion stability, a good low-temperature firing property, and ease of purifying and separating metal nanoparticles, are intentionally added and controlled so that practical electrical conductivity can be exhibited, a metal colloidal solution in which the metal nanoparticle composite body is dispersed, and methods for producing these. A metal nanoparticle composite body includes a nitrogen-containing compound (A) and a metal nanoparticle (B), in which the nitrogen-containing compound (A) contains an oxidized nitrogen atom. A metal colloidal solution is obtained by dispersing the metal nanoparticle composite body in a medium. A method for producing a metal colloidal solution is characterized in that metal ions are reduced in a medium in the presence of a nitrogen-containing compound (A) containing an oxidized nitrogen atom so as to form metal nanoparticles (B).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to novel methods for the solution-based production of silver nanowires by adaptation of the polyol process. Some embodiments of the present invention can be practiced at lower temperature and/or at higher concentration than previously described methods. In some embodiments reactants are added in solid form rather than in solution. In some embodiments, an acid compound is added to the reaction.

Abstract: A method suitable for mass production of nanoparticles with a uniform particle diameter is provided. It is an object to provide a powder of the nanoparticle obtained by this method, a dispersion containing the nanoparticles, and a paste containing the nanoparticles. There is provided a method for manufacturing silver particles including the step of reducing silver in a silver solution containing a protective agent composed of an organic material and a copper component in an amount of 1 to 1,000 ppm relative to the amount of silver to obtain particles having an average particle diameter (DTEM) of 5 to 100 nm as measured using a transmission electron microscope.

Abstract: An aliphatic amine having a carbon number of not less than 6, such as octylamine, hexylamine or oleylamine, serving as an organic protective material is added to water serving as a solvent so that the molar ratio of the aliphatic amine with respect to silver of a silver compound is in the range of 0.05 to 6, a reducing agent, such as hydrazine or NaBH4, being added thereto so that the molar ratio of the reducing agent with respect to silver of the silver compound is in the range of 1 to 6, and the silver compound, such as a silver salt or a silver oxide, being added thereto so that the concentration of silver ions in the aqueous reaction solution is in the range of 0.01 to 1.0 mol/L, and then, the silver compound is reduced at a temperature of 10 to 50° C. to produce fine silver particles having an average primary particle diameter of 10 to 200 nm. Thus, there is provided a method for producing fine silver particles, the method being capable of inexpensively producing fine silver particles in a short time.

Abstract: Described herein are methods of making metallic or elemental silver. These methods generally include a step of forming a reaction dispersion that includes a silver-containing compound, an organic acid, and a solvent that includes an alcohol, followed by mixing the reaction dispersion for a time and at a temperature effective to form a reaction product that includes metallic silver from a cationic silver species of the silver-containing compound. Also described herein are metallic or elemental silver produced by these methods.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing silver nanowires includes: forming a first solution including a dispersion stabilizer and a polyol; forming a second solution including a dispersion stabilizer, a silver precursor, a halogen-ion donor, deionized water, and the polyol; forming a third solution by adding the second solution to the first solution; heating the third solution from a first temperature to a second temperature; and forming silver nanowires by maintaining the third solution at the second temperature.

Abstract: Provided herein is a nanostructure refined by suspending an unrefined nanostructure with a solvent, dispersing the suspended nanostructure in an acidic solution and agitating the acidic solution to produce a refined nanostructure.

Abstract: Provided is a preparing method of an Ag nano-particle for mass-producing Ag nano-particles, the method including: performing a first reaction of a reaction solution containing an Ag precursor and oleylamine at a set first temperature T1; performing a second reaction of the reaction solution at a second temperature T2 set so as to be higher than the first temperature; and obtaining a reactant from the reaction solution, wherein at least one of the first and second reactions is performed in a state in which the reaction solution is not stirred.

Abstract: A preparation method of silver nanowires is provided. First, droplets of an ethylene glycol solution of silver nitrate is atomized by ultra-sonication and then added into a heated solution containing polyvinylpyrrolidone and sodium chloride to form silver nanowires. Comparing with the method without the ultra-sonication, the above method can increase the yield and the aspect ratio of the silver nanowires.

Abstract: Methods for producing silver nanostructures with improved dimensional control, yield, purity, monodispersity, and scale of synthesis.

Abstract: A process for the recovery of gold from a gold-bearing aqueous filtrate, the process comprising the steps of: (A) Contacting the aqueous filtrate with dibutyl carbitol (DBC) in a two-stage solvent extraction process to remove the gold from the aqueous filtrate into the DBC to form a gold-loaded DBC; and (D) Contacting the gold-loaded DBC with an aqueous acid scrub of hydrochloric acid in a four-stage countercurrent scrub process to remove impurities, e.g., non-gold metal, from the DBC into the aqueous scrub solution to form an impurity-loaded aqueous scrub. Each stage of the solvent extraction circuit and the aqueous acid scrub circuit is equipped with a mixing assembly and a phase separation tank in a head-tail arrangement such that the mixing assembly of one stage is adjacent to the phase separation tank of the adjacent stage.

Abstract: The process for making silver powder particles with very small size crystallites uses a combination of gum arabic and maleic acid with the reduction of a silver salt with ascorbic acid. Silver thick film paste containing these silver powder particles can be used in electronic applications to form electrodes for semiconductor devices and, in particular, solar cells.

Abstract: Nanomaterial preparation methods, compositions, and articles are disclosed and claimed. Such methods can provide nanomaterials with improved morphologies and reduced nitric oxide co-production relative to previous methods. Such materials are useful in electronic applications.

Abstract: The present application provides a method for fabricating hollow metal nano particles and hollow metal nano particles fabricated by the same.

Abstract: Nanomaterial preparation methods, compositions, and articles are disclosed and claimed. Such methods can provide nanomaterials with improved morphologies relative to previous methods. Such materials are useful in electronic applications.

Abstract: Nanomaterial preparation methods, compositions, and articles are disclosed and claimed. Such methods can provide nanomaterials with improved morphologies relative to previous methods. Such materials are useful in electronic applications.

Abstract: A method of generating hydrogen gas from the reaction of stabilized aluminum nanoparticles with water is provided. The stabilized aluminum nanoparticles are synthesized from decomposition of an alane precursor in the presence of a catalyst and an organic passivation agent, and exhibit stability in air and solvents but are reactive with water. The reaction of the aluminum nanoparticles with water produces a hydrogen yield of at least 85%.

Abstract: The present invention disclosed use of lactam as a solvent in the preparation of nanomaterials by precipitation method, sol-gel method or high temperature pyrolysis. These methods are able to recycle lactam solvent, which meet requirements of environmental protection.

Abstract: Nanowire preparation methods, compositions, and articles are disclosed. Such methods, which reduce metal ions to metal nanowires in the presence of zero-valent metal atoms, are capable of producing long, narrow, nanowires useful for electronics and optical applications.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing silver nanoparticles by employing ethanolamine. The method of this invention can be easily operated and no organic solvent is required. Ethanolamine first reacts with copolymers of poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) (abbreviated as SMA) to generate polymeric polymers. The polymeric polymers then reduce silver ions to silver atoms which are dispersed in the form of silver nanoparticles. Functional groups of the polymeric polymers can chelate with silver ions and be stably compatible with water or organic solvents, whereby the silver nanoparticles can be stably dispersed without aggregation and the produced silver nanoparticles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reducing metal ions (for example, silver ions) and stably dispersing metal nanoparticles by nanosilicate platelets. An organic dispersant, nanosilicate platelets and a metal ionic solution are mixed to perform a reductive reaction, wherein the organic dispersant is tri-sodium citrate dihydrate (SCD), chitosan or polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), to produce a mixture of stably dispersed metal nanoparticles.

Abstract: The invention addresses the problem of providing a method for producing microparticles. Provided is a method for producing microparticles. For the first process, seed microparticles are separated in a thin film fluid that forms between at least two processing surfaces, which are disposed facing each other, which can approach or separate from each other and at least one of which rotates relative to the other, and the fluid comprising the separated seed microparticles is discharged as a discharge fluid. Subsequently, for the second process, the separated seed microparticles are grown in the discharged discharge fluid to obtain the intended microparticles. Uniform and homogeneous micropartcles are obtained as a result of the microparticle producing method comprising the two process.

Abstract: The present invention relates a process of preparing a nanopowder by using a natural source starting material wherein the nano powder is a nano metal or nano alloy or nano metal oxide or nano metal carbide or nano compound or nano composite or nanofluid. The nano product produced by the process has novel properties such as enhanced hardness, antibacterial properties, thermal properties, electrical properties, abrasive resistant, wear resistant, superior frictional properties, sliding wear resistance, enhanced tensile strength, compression strengths, enhanced load bearing capacity and corrosion properties.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing nano silver particles comprising mixing polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) and silver nitrate (AgNO3) in a solvent to form a reactive solution, heating the reactive solution to a temperature less than the boiling point of the solvent for the formation reaction of nano silver particles, adding an accelerating agent into the reactive solution during the formation reaction of the nano silver particles, and terminating the formation reaction when the size of the nano silver particles formed in the reaction solution reaches about 50 nm to 120 nm in diameter.

Abstract: Methods of producing nanowires and resulting nanowires are described. In one implementation, a method of producing nanowires includes energizing (i) a metal-containing reagent; (ii) a templating agent; (iii) a reducing agent; and (iv) a seed-promoting agent (SPA) in a reaction medium and under conditions of a first temperature for at least a portion of a first duration, followed by a second temperature for at least a portion of a second duration, and the second temperature is different from the first temperature.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing metal nanoparticles, wherein metal ions are reduced by means of at least one reducing agent in the presence of at least one polymer stabilizer and are converted into metal nanoparticles. The invention further relates to metal nanoparticles obtained in this way and to the use thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of silver nano particles comprising dissolving a surfactant in ethanol to obtain a first solution; dissolving a silver precursor in water to obtain a second solution; adding the second solution to the first solution to obtain a third solution; dissolving a reducing agent in water to obtain a reducing agent solution and adding the reducing agent solution to the third solution to obtain silver nano particles.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to novel methods for the solution-based production of silver nanowires by adaptation of the polyol process. Some embodiments of the present invention can be practiced at lower temperature and/or at higher concentration than previously described methods. In some embodiments reactants are added in solid form rather than in solution. In some embodiments, an acid compound is added to the reaction.

Abstract: A process for producing nanoparticles comprises the steps of preparing silver seeds in the presence of a water soluble polyanionic polymer and growing the silver seeds to form nanoparticles. The polyanionic polymer may be poly(sodium styrenesulphonate).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming compositions having a plurality of ultra-fine metallic particles, and the metallic composition produced therewith. Also provided is a substrate coated with the plurality of ultra-fine metallic particles obtained in accordance with the method of the present invention.

Abstract: Branched nanowire preparation methods, compositions, and articles are disclosed. Such branched nanowires are useful for electronics and optical applications.

Abstract: Methods of preparing metal nanowire are disclosed that employ quaternary phosphonium salts. Such processes can produce long and thin nanowires. Compositions and articles comprising such nanowires are useful in electronics applications.

Abstract: A method for separating metal nanoparticles from colloidal metal solution includes providing a colloidal metal solution, including a plurality of metal nanoparticles; mixing a precipitating agent with the colloidal metal solution for maintaining the power of hydrogen value (pH) of the colloidal metal solution in a specific value; keeping the colloidal metal solution stationary for a static time at an environmental temperature such that the metal nanoparticle precipitates from the colloidal metal solution, and the colloidal metal solution forms a supernatant and a precipitating liquid; separating a precipitate from the precipitating liquid by a filtering process; and liquid blasting the precipitate by a first solvent to obtain the metal nanoparticles.

Abstract: The process for making silver powder particles with small size crystallites uses a combination of gum arabic and maleic acid with the reduction of a silver salt with ascorbic acid. Silver thick film paste containing these silver powder particles can be used in electronic applications to form electrodes for semiconductor devices and, in particular, solar cells.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of preparing silver nanowire, wherein the method uses aldehyde derivatives as reducing agent to reduce silver salt with positive one valence of silver, to silver nanowire under the presence of organic accelerant. The preparation steps comprise: (A) providing a solution comprising an organic accelerant and an aldehyde derivative, heating the solution and then adding an acid into the solution to form a first solution; and (B) adding a silver salt solution with positive one valence of silver into the first solution to form silver nanowire.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing nanoporous palladium and platinum powders. These materials were synthesized on milligram to gram scales by chemical reduction of tetrahalo-complexes with ascorbate in a concentrated aqueous surfactant at temperatures between ?20° C. and 30° C. The prepared particles have diameters of approximately 50 nm, wherein each particle is perforated by pores having diameters of approximately 3 nm, as determined by electron tomography. These materials are of potential value for hydrogen and electrical charge storage applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new method for preparing anisotropic metal nanoparticles with high aspect ratios and different types of structures by means of catalysis by Atomic Quantum Clusters (AQCs).