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http://dx.doi.org/10.6111/JKCGCT.2015.25.5.193

Preparation of conductive EPDM rubber sheets by electroless Ni-plating for electromagnetic interference shielding applications  

Lee, Byeong Woo (Department of Marine Equipments Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
Cho, Soo Jin (Department of Marine Equipments Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
Yang, Jun Seok (Department of Marine Equipments Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
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Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology / v.25, no.5, 2015 , pp. 193-198 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the study, electroless Ni-plating on flexible ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM) rubber sheets for the application of an insert block for shielding electromagnetic interference of multi cable transit (MCT) systems was investigated. Ni crystallinity and adhesion have been found to vary with processing parameters such as pH and temperature of the plating bath. It was shown that Ni-films having the high crystallinity and optimum electric conductivity were obtained on EPDM rubber sheets under pH 7 and 8 at $60{\sim}70^{\circ}C$. The conductive Ni-plated EPDM rubber prepared at pH 7 at $70^{\circ}C$ showed the enhanced adhesion and electric conductivity, and the high electromagnetic interference shielding effect in the 400 MHz~1 GHz range.
Keywords
Electroless plating; Ni plating; EPDM rubber; MCT; EMI shielding;
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