Metallic nanoparticle dispersion

A metallic nanoparticle dispersion comprising metallic nanoparticles and a liquid carrier characterized in that the dispersion further includes a dispersion-stabilizing compound according to Formulae I, II, III or IV, wherein Q represents the necessary atoms to form a substituted or unsubstituted a five or six membered heteroaromatic ring, M is selected from the group consisting of a proton, a monovalent cationic group and an acyl group, R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group, a hydroxyl group, a thioether, an ether, an ester, an amide, an amine, a halogen, a ketone and an aldehyde, R1 and R2 may represent the necessary atoms to form a five to seven membered ring, R3 to R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group, a hydroxyl group, a thiol, a thioether, a sulfone, a sulfoxide, an ether, an ester, an amide, an amine, a halogen, a ketone, an aldehyde, a nitrile and a nitro group, R4 and R5 may represent the necessary atoms to form a five to seven membered ring.