A Simple method for acrylonitrile butadiene styrene metallization

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Mohammed Bazzaoui (Author) FEUP; José Inácio Martins (Author) FEUP; E.A. Bazzaoui (Author) Other; A. Albourine (Author) Other; R. Wang (Author) Other; Po-Da. Hong (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Surface and Coatings Technology

Vol. 224 No. 15

Pages: 71-76

ISSN: 0257-8972

Publisher: Elsevier

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FOS: Engineering and technology

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Abstract (EN): The metallization of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) has been achieved using a new direct plating process that consisted of a previous treatment by polypyrrole (PPy) to transform the plastic conductor followed by direct copper electroplating. The deposition of PPy on ABS samples is reached chemically in a solution of pyrrole and iron(III) chloride as oxidant. The PPy synthesized is adherent to the plastic surfaces. Adherent copper layers with different thicknesses have been obtained on PPy/ABS at different electrolysis time. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis revealed that copper is deposited on PPy/ABS surface. SEM analysis shows that increasing the electrolysis time increases the copper coating thickness.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific