초록
무전해도금법을 이용하여 구리/PET 필름 복합재료를 제조하였으며 에칭방법과 촉매액의 조성 및 acceleration 방법을 달리하여 PET 필름과 무전해도금된 구리 피막간의 접착력을 향상시키고자 하였다. HCl 용액으로 에칭된 PET 필름은 NaOH에 의한 것보다 더욱 세밀하게 에칭되어져 구리와 PET 필름간의 접착력은 향상되었으나 전자파 차폐효과는 유사한 경향을 보였다. 촉매액의 조성변화에 따른 영향을 살펴본 결과 PdCl$_2$:SnCl$_2$의 몰비가 1:4에서 1:16으로 증가할수록 PET 필름 위에 적층된 Pd/Sn 콜로이드 입자들의 크기가 감소하며 고르게 분포되는 경향을 보였다. 따라서 이들의 몰비가 증가할수록 구리도금이 균일하고 조밀하게 이루어져 접착력 및 차폐효과가 증가하였다. 또한 NaOH보다 HCl로 acceleration한 경우 촉매 입자의 크기가 작고 더 균일하게 분포되어 우수한 접착력과 도금물성을 나타내었다.
Cu/PET film composites were prepared by electroless copper plating method. In order to improve adhesion between electroless Cu plated layer and polyester (PET) film, the effect of pretreatment conditions such as etching method and mixed catalyst composition, and accelerator was investigated. Compared to NaOH etching medium, PET film was more finely etched by HCl solution, resulting in an improvement in adhesion between Cu layer and PET film. However, there were no significant differences in electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness as a function of etching medium. The surface morphology of Cu plated PET film revealed that Pd/Sn colloidal particles became more evenly distributed in the smaller size by increasing the molar ratio of PdCl$_2$ : SnCl$_2$ from 1 : 4 to 1 : 16. With increasing the molar ratio of mixed catalyst, the adhesion and the shielding effectiveness of Cu plated PET film were increased. Furthermore, HCl was turned out to be a better accelerator than NaOH in order to enhance the activity of the mixed PdCl$_2$/SnCl$_2$ catalyst, which facilitated the formation of more uniform copper deposit on the PET film.