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http://dx.doi.org/10.5695/JKISE.2016.49.3.265

Effects of Acid Treatment of Carbon on Electroless Copper Plating  

Shin, Ari (Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Han, Jun Hyun (Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering / v.49, no.3, 2016 , pp. 265-273 More about this Journal
Abstract
The effects of surface modification by nitric acid on the pre-treatment of electroless copper plating were investigated. Copper was electroless-plated on the nitric acid treated graphite activated by a two-step pre-treatment process (sensitization + activation). The chemical state and relative quantities of the various surface species were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) after nitric acid modification or pre-treatment. The acid treatment increased the surface roughness of the graphite due to deep and fine pores and introduced the oxygen-containing functional groups (-COOH and O-C=O) on the surface of graphite. In the pre-treatment step, the high roughness and many functional groups on the nitric acid treated graphite promoted the adsorption of Sn and Pd ions, leading to the uniform adsorption of catalyst ($Pd^0$) for Cu deposition. In the early stage of electroless plating, a lot of tiny copper particles were formed on the whole surface of acid treated graphite and then homogeneous copper film with low variation in thickness was formed after 30 min.
Keywords
Acid treatment; Functional group; Electroless plating; Palladium; Carbon;
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