Electrical contact materials and method for preparing the same

US9570207B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9570207-B2
Application numberUS-201414535060-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 6, 2014
Priority dateNov 29, 2013
Publication dateFeb 14, 2017
Grant dateFeb 14, 2017

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Disclosed are electrical contact materials and a method for preparing the same. The electrical contact material includes (i) one or more kinds of metals selected from the group consisting of silver (Ag), copper (Cu) and gold (Au), and an alloy of nickel (Ni); and (ii) carbon nano tubes (CNTs) coated with Ag nanoparticles, Ag plated CNTs, or Ag nanowires, or (i) one or more kinds of metals selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu, Ni and Au; (ii) a metal oxide that is cadmium oxide, indium oxide, tin oxide, zinc oxide or mixture thereof; and (iii) CNTs coated with Ag nanoparticles, Ag plated CNTs, or Ag nanowires. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the content of high-priced Ag and to obtain excellent electrical and mechanical properties.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electrical contact material, comprising: (i) an alloy comprising a mixture of nickel (Ni) and one or more kinds of metals selected from the group consisting of silver (Ag), copper (Cu) and gold (Au); and (ii) carbon nano tubes (CNTs) coated with Ag nanoparticles, wherein a size of each of the Ag nanoparticles is 3 to 5 nm, wherein, based on an entire weight of the alloy, wt % of the metal is 55 to 65 wt % and wt % of the Ni is 35 to 45 wt %, wherein, based on an entire weight of the electrical contact material, wt % of the CNTs is 0.1 to 5 wt %. 2. The electrical contact material of claim 1 , wherein the one or more kinds of metal is the Ag.

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  • with a discontinuous coating layer · CPC title

  • Bimodal, multi-modal or multi-fraction · CPC title

  • having a noble metal as the basic material · CPC title

  • containing chromium oxide or chrome ore · CPC title

  • by electric discharge · CPC title

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What does patent US9570207B2 cover?
Disclosed are electrical contact materials and a method for preparing the same. The electrical contact material includes (i) one or more kinds of metals selected from the group consisting of silver (Ag), copper (Cu) and gold (Au), and an alloy of nickel (Ni); and (ii) carbon nano tubes (CNTs) coated with Ag nanoparticles, Ag plated CNTs, or Ag nanowires, or (i) one or more kinds of metals selec…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lsis Co Ltd, Univ Sungkyunkwan Res & Bus
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01B1/02. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 14 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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