| CPC B22F 9/24 (2013.01) [B22F 1/0545 (2022.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C09D 11/52 (2013.01); H01B 1/22 (2013.01); B22F 2009/245 (2013.01); B22F 2301/255 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |

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1. A concentrated dispersion of nanometric silver particles, the dispersion comprising:
(a) a first solvent;
(b) nanometric silver particles, in which a majority of said nanometric silver particles are single-crystal silver particles having an average secondary particle size (d50) within a range of 30 to 200 nanometers, said nanometric silver particles disposed within said first solvent, wherein at least 50% of a group of at least 10 randomly-selected electron back scattered diffraction (EBSD) scans produce a substantially perfect match for a single crystal; and
(c) at least one dispersant,
wherein a concentration of said nanometric silver particles within the concentrated dispersion is within a range of 30% to 75%, by weight,
and wherein a concentration of said dispersant within the dispersion is within a range of 0.2% to 30% of said concentration of said nanometric silver particles, by weight.
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