Metallic nanowire networks
US8304089B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12424
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A metallic nanowire network synthesized using chemical reduction of a metal ion source by a reducing agent in the presence of a soft template comprising a tubular inverse micellar network. The network of interconnected polycrystalline nanowires has a very high surface-area/volume ratio, which makes it highly suitable for use in catalytic applications.
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