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Characterization of Cr-P-C/MoS2 composite plating electro-deposited from trivalent chromium

  • Park, Jong-Kyu;Seo, Sun-Kyo;Byoun, Young-Min;Lee, Chi-Hwan
    • Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.445-449
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    • 2018
  • Chromium plating is a common surface treatment technique extensively applied in industry due its excellent properties which include substantial hardness, abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, surface color, and luster. In this study, the effect of $MoS_2$ particles of the composite coating was investigated. To improve the lubrication of mold, $Cr-P-C/MoS_2$ composite plating was studied by varying the $MoS_2$ content. The current efficiency of the composite plating incorporated $MoS_2$ particles was increased at $MoS_2$ contents of 0.5 and 1.0 g/l due to the incorporation of fine particles. On the other hand, when the content of $MoS_2$ is 1.0 g/l or more, the current efficiency is lowered due to an increase in impact on the cathode surface. In order to evaluate the mechanical properties of Scratch test were conducted. Scratch test confirmed the lubricity and abrasion resistance characteristics revealed that the composite plating with added $MoS_2$ had relatively low surface roughness and uniform surface modification to improve its properties.

The Research of Ni/Cu/Ag Contact Solar Cells for Low Cost & High Efficiency in Crystalline Solar Cells (결정질 실리콘 태양전지의 저가 고 효율화를 위한 Ni/Cu/Ag 전극 태양전지)

  • Cho, Kyeong-Yeon;Lee, Ji-Hun;Lee, Soo-Hong
    • 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.04a
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    • pp.214-219
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    • 2009
  • In high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells, If high-efficiency solar cells are to be commercialized. It is need to develop superior contact formation method and material that can be inexpensive and simple without degradation of the solar cells ability. For reason of plated metallic contact is not only high metallic purity but also inexpensive manufacture. It is available to apply mass production. Especially, Nickel, Copper and Silver are applied widely in various electronic manufactures as easily formation is available by plating. The metallic contact system of silicon solar cell must have several properties, such as low contact resistance, easy application and good adhesion. Ni is shown to be a suitable barrier to Cu diffusion as well as desirable contact metal to silicon. Nickel monosilicide(NiSi) has been suggested as a suitable silicide due to its lower resistivity, lower sintering temperature and lower layer stress than $TiSi_2$. Copper and Silver can be plated by electro & light-induced plating method. Light-induced plating makes use the photovoltaic effect of solar cell to deposite the metal on the front contact. The cell is immersed into the electrolytic plating bath and irradiated at the front side by light source, which leads to a current density in the front side grid. Electroless plated Ni/ Electro&light-induced plated Cu/ Light-induced plated Ag contact solar cells result in an energy conversion efficiency of 14.68 % on $0.2{\sim}0.6{\Omega}{\cdot}cm,\;20{\times}20mm^2$, CZ(Czochralski) wafer.

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STUDY ON THE ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION MECHANISM OF TRIVALENT CHROMIUM PLATING IN THE PRESENCE OF CHROME ALUME

  • Kang, Dae-Keun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.129-129
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    • 2009
  • Much attention has been recently paid to the trivalent chromium electro-plating for the application of surface finishing, mainly because of the environmental issues. Nevertheless, trivalent chromium plating has several critical issues to be figured out for such applications, including instability of the plating solution, poor property of plates and etc.

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The Research of Solar Cells Applying Ni/Cu/Ag Contact for Low Cost & High Efficiency (태양전지의 저가격.고효율화를 위한 Ni/Cu/Ag 전극에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Kyeong-Yeon;Lee, Ji-Hun;Lee, Soo-Hong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2009.06a
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    • pp.444-445
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    • 2009
  • The metallic contact system of silicon solar cell must have several properties, such as low contact resistance, easy application and good adhesion. Ni is shown to be a suitable barrier to Cu diffusion as well as desirable contact metal to silicon. Nickel monosilicide(NiSi) has been suggested as a suitable silicide due to its lower resistivity, lower sintering temperature and lower layer stress than $TiSi_2$. Copper and Silver can be plated by electro & light-induced plating method. Light-induced plating makes use the photovoltaic effect of solar cell to deposit the metal on the front contact. The cell is immersed into the electrolytic plating bath and irradiated at the front side by light source, which leads to a current density in the front side grid. Electroless plated Ni/ Electro&light-induced plated Cu/ Light-induced plated Ag contact solar cells result in an energy conversion efficiency of 16.446 % on $0.2\sim0.6\;{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$, $20\;\times\;20\;mm^2$, CZ(Czochralski) wafer.

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Development of New Electroplating Alloy (Au-Cu) for Increasing the Durability of PCB Commutator in Vibration Motor (진동모터용 PCB 정류자의 내구성 향상을 위한 신 합금도금 (Au-Cu) 개발)

  • Kim, Young-Tae;Lee, Sung-Jae;Park, Sung-Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.114-121
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    • 2009
  • Mobile phone is a representative personal communication tool among wireless communication devices. Recently, with the miniaturization and light-weight trend of mobile phone, the vibration motor has been replaced by coin type. The required performances of coin type vibration motor needed by user are long life, higher vibration, and thin thickness. Also the most important factor determines the performance of vibration motor is long-term reliability, which is mainly related to PCB plating technique for commutator. In this study, three types of fault were categorized to analyze the cause for malfunction of vibration motor. And, hardness and surface morphology on plating surface are also investigated to optimize the plating method and plating conditions. As a result, new plating method and conditions were proposed to increase the durability of PCB commutator.

Characteristics of Ti Platinization for Fabrication Sn-modified Platinized Ti Electrode (Sn-modified Platinized Ti 전극 제조를 위한 Ti의 백금 도금 특성)

  • Kim, Kwang-Wook;Kim, Seong-Min;Lee, Eil-Hee
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.45 no.2
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    • pp.124-132
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    • 2007
  • This work investigated a fabrication way of stable platinized Ti electrode and evaluated the electrochemical characteristics of the Sn-modified platinized Ti electrode in nitrate solution. A Pt electro-plating way to form some open special clearances within the Pt coating layer on etched Ti substrate was very important to remove effectively the residual contaminate due to plating solution out of the fabricated electrode surface and to maximize the actual electrode surface area contacting solution. Both boiling and electro-cleaning processes of the fabricated electrode was essential to obtain a stable platinized-Pt electrode with reproducible and stable surface property which was necessary for the correct evaluation of Sn coverage on the electrode. The electro-cleaning caused a morphology change of the platinized Ti electrode surface with some downy hair-like polyps formed during the deposition disappearing, which made the electrode stable. The Sn-modified platinized Ti electrode in this work showed the best electro-activity for nitrate reduction, when it was fabricated through the Pt electro-plating of about 30 minutes.

Characteristic Analysis for Lead-wire Process -Focus on Electro-gilding Process by Temperature, Current Density, and Additions- (리드선의 제조공정 특성분석에 관한 연구 -온도, 전류밀도, 첨가제에 의한 전기 도금공정 중심으로-)

  • 이도경
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, we proposed the optimal process conditions on the electro-gilding process. The responses are plating thickness and Sn proportion. The factors are temperature, current density, and addition. We minimized the total number of experiments based on the principle of dividing into small part. We grouped the factors using the plating process information which we already knew. We did Hull Cell test to find relationship between plating solution and electric effects, and applied ANOVA and RSM to estimate the optimal process conditions.

Electroplating of Nickel on Nickel Titanate Modified Mild Steel Surface

  • Beenakumari, K.S.
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.57-60
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    • 2013
  • Nickel is a good electrocatalytic metal and nickel electrodes find many applications in different electrochemical fields. The nickel plated electrodes were prepared by electro-deposition technique on mild steel surface modified with in-situ deposition of nickel titanate. The SEM images shows that the nickel plating on nickel titanate modified mild steel shows better adherence than the nickel plating on bare mild steel surfaces. The extent of polarization of the nickel plating on mild steel with nickel titanate was lower than that of nickel plating on mild steel. The incorporation of nickel titanate on mild steel surface before nickel plating enhances physical, chemical and electrochemical properties of the plating film.

The Effect of Barrel Vibration Intensity to the Plating Thickness Distribution

  • Lee, Jun-Ho;Roselle D. Llido
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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    • 1999.10a
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    • pp.15-15
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    • 1999
  • In chip plating, several parameters must be taken into consideration. Current density, solution concentration, pH, solution temperature, components volume, chip and media ratio, barrel geometrical shape were most likely found to have an effect to the process yields. The 3 types of barrels utilized in chip plating industry are the conventional rotating barrel. vibrational barrel (vibarrel), and the centrifugal type. Conventional rotating barrel is a close type and is commonly used. The components inside the barrel are circulated by the barrel's rotation at a horizontal axis. Process yield has known to have higher thickness deviation. The vibrational barrel is an open type which offers a wide exposure to electrolyte resulting to a stable thickness deviation. It rotates in a vertical axis coupled with multi-vibration action to facilitate mixed up and easy transportation of components, The centrifugal barrel has its plated work centrifugally compacted against the cathode ring for superior electrical contact with simultaneous rotary motion. This experiment has determined the effect of barrel vibration intensity to the plating thickness distribution. The procedures carried out in the experiment involved the overall plating process., cleaning, rinse, Nickel plating, Tin-Lead plating. Plating time was adjusted to meet the required specification. All other parameters were maintained constant. Two trials were performed to confirm the consistency of the result. The thickness data of the experiment conducted showed that the average mean value obtained from higher vibrational intensity is nearer to the standard mean. The distribution curve shown has a narrower specification limits and it has a reduced variation around the target value, Generally, intensity control in vi-barrel facilitates mixed up and easy transportation of components, However, it is desirable to maintain an optimum vibration intensity to prevent solution intrusion into the chips' internal electrode. A cathodic reaction can occur in the interface of the external and internal electrode. $2HD{\;}+{\;}e{\;}{\rightarrow}20H{\;}+{\;}H_2$ Hydrogen can penetrate into the body and create pressure which can cause cracks. At high intensity, the chip's motion becomes stronger, its contact between each other is delayed and so plating action is being controlled. However, the strong impact created by its collision can damage the external electrode's structure thereby resulting to bad plating condition. 1 lot of chip was divided into two equal partion. Each portion was loaded to the same barrel one after the other. Nickel plating and tin-lead plating was performed in the same station. Portion A maintained the normal barrel vibration intensity and portion B vibration intensity was increased two steps higher. All other parameters, current, solution condition were maintained constant. Generally, plating method find procedures were carried out in a best way to maintained the best plating condition. After plating, samples were taken out from each portion. molded and polished. Plating thickness was investigated for both. To check consistency of results. 2nd trial was done now using different lot of another characteristics.

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