| 摘要 |
Provided are silver nanoparticles having a good affinity (that is, dispersibility) for γ-butyrolactone (C4H6O2), an organic solvent which has a relatively high boiling point though having a relatively small molecular weight, and has a low viscosity and a low surface tension and which has little irritating odor. The above problems are solved by providing a silver micropowder excellent in affinity for at least γ-butyrolactone, which comprises silver particles processed to adsorb at least one of 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (C11H8O4) and gallic acid (C7H6O5) on the surfaces thereof and having an X-ray crystal particle diameter Dx of from 1 to 40 nm, preferably from 1 to 15 nm. The invention also provides a silver ink obtained by dispersing silver particles processed to adsorb an organic compound having a carboxyl group on the surfaces thereof and having an X-ray crystal particle diameter Dx of from 1 to 40 nm, preferably from 1 to 15 nm (or having a mean particle diameter DTEM, as measured through TEM microscopy, of from 3 to 40 nm, preferably from 4 to 15 nm), in γ-butyrolactone.
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