Chemically-modified graphene sheets as an active layer for eco-friendly metal electroplating on plastic substrates

Joon Suk Oh; Taeseon Hwang; Gi Yong Nam; Jung Pyo Hong; Ah Hyun Bae; Sang Ik Son; Geun Ho Lee; Hak Kyung Sung; Hyouk Ryeol Choi; Ja Choon Koo; Jae Do Nam

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2011.10.152

Chemically-modified graphene sheets as an active layer for eco-friendly metal electroplating on plastic substrates

Joon Suk Oh, Taeseon Hwang, Gi Yong Nam, Jung Pyo Hong, Ah Hyun Bae, Sang Ik Son, Geun Ho Lee, Hak Kyung Sung, Hyouk Ryeol Choi, Ja Choon Koo, Jae Do Nam

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Eco-friendly nickel (Ni) electroplating was carried out on a plastic substrate using chemically modified graphene sheets as an active and conductive layer to initiate electroplating without using conventional pre-treatment or electroless metal-seeding processes. A graphene oxide (GO) solution was self-assembled on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film followed by evaporation to give GO layers (thickness around 6.5 μm) on PET (GO/PET) film. Then, the GO/PET film was chemically and thermally reduced to convert the GO layers to reduced graphene oxide (RGO) layers on the PET substrate. The RGO-coated PET (RGO/PET) film showed the sheet resistance of 100 Ω per square. On RGO/PET film, Ni electroplating was conducted under the constant-current condition and the entire surface of the PET film was completely metalized with Ni without any voids.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	270-274
Number of pages	5
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	521
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2011.10.152
State	Published - 30 Oct 2012

Keywords

Eco-friendly plating
Electroplating
Graphene
Graphene oxide
Metallization

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