“…Herein, Ag NWs with a diameter of 25 nm and aspect ratios as high as 1500 were directly synthesized through the modified polyol method via the via the chemical reduction of AgNO 3 (Aldrich) in the presence of a magnetic ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroferrate (bmim[FeCl 4 ]), using a previously reported method [ 26 ]. The synthesized Ag NWs were dispersed in an aqueous solution (0.3 wt % in H 2 O) with a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) (average molecular weight, Mw = 1,300,000, Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA) polymer surfactant.…”