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Gold Nanostar Synthesis with a Silver Seed Mediated Growth Method
Published on: January 15, 2012
Laser-Induced Silver Seeding on Filter Paper for Selective Electroless Copper Plating
Chang-Chun Liu1,2, Jin Cheng3, Xiao-Qiang Li4
1Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan. s167438z@st.go.tuat.ac.jp.
Abstract:
The generation of a flexible printed circuit board on polymer fabrics has been a challenge over the last decade. In this work, a copper pattern was obtained on a soft substrate of filter paper/polyacrylonitrile (FP/PAN) film, where the filter paper was commercially available. The pattern of Ag particles was first produced on an Ag⁺-doped FP/PAN composite film, followed by electroless plating of copper using the metal silver particles as seeds. The in situ reduction of silver particles and the formation of the silver agglomeration pattern were induced by laser irradiation technology on the FP/PAN/AgNO₃ composite film. A variety of characterizations indicated that the resultant copper deposition was uniform, with good conductivity properties.
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