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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