Stabilized dithiolene inkjet inks

1. A stabilized ink composition comprising an IR-absorbing metal-ditholene dye and a singlet oxygen quencher, wherein the metal-dithiolene dye is of formula (II):

wherein:

M is selected from Ni, Pd or Pt;

j is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;

k is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;

n is selected from 0, 1, 2 or 3;

W is a hydrophilic group selected from the group comprising: a substituent comprising an ammonium group; a substituent comprising an acid group, including salts thereof; and a substituent comprising a sulfonamide group;

up to three —(CH 2 )—groups in the carbocycle may be optionally replaced by a group independently selected from —C(O)—, —NH—, —S—, —O—;

up to three —CH— groups in the carbocycle may be optionally replaced by —N—;

up to four H atoms in the carbocycle may be optionally replaced by a group independently selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 5-12 aryl, C 5-12 arylalkyl, halogen, hydroxyl or amino; and

provided that at least one of j or k is greater than 0.

2. The ink composition of claim 1 , wherein M is Ni.

3. The ink composition of claim 1 , wherein j is 1 and k is 2.

4. The ink composition of claim 1 , comprising a —C(C 1-4 alkyl) 2 -bridging group.

5. The ink composition of claim 1 , wherein n is 1.

6. The ink composition of claim 1 , wherein W is of formula —(CH 2 ) t —SO 3 Z, wherein t is 0 or an integer from 1 to 6, and Z is H or a water-soluble cation.

7. The ink composition of claim 1 , wherein W is of formula —CH 2 SO 3 H, —CH 2 SO 3 Na or —CH 2 SO 3 K.