Bromley, Michael and Boxall, Colin (2012) The nanoporous metallisation of insulating substrates through Photocatalytically Initiated Electroless Deposition (PIED). Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1409. ISSN 0272-9172
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We report the novel use of semiconductor photocatalysis for the deposition of metal onto insulating surfaces and the in-process formation of nano-structured porosity within this metal. In the process of Photocatalytically Initiated Electroless Deposition (PIED) we have developed a controllable, spatially selective and versatile metallisation technique with several advantages over traditional, non-photocatalytic techniques such as enhanced controllability and purity of the deposit as well as reduced operational costs and environmental impact. With the addition of a self-assembled, hexagonally close-packed microparticle template to the substrate prior to metal deposition, PIED can be used to fabricate thin metal films with highly ordered porosity on the nano-scale. Nanoporous metallisation in this way is able to produce substrates with potentially wide applications such as membrane and separation technology, energy storage and sensors – especially surface enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy (SERRS).
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Photocatalytically initiated electroless deposition ; Photocatalysis ; nanoporosity ; nanostructure |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Departments: | Faculty of Science and Technology > Engineering |
| ID Code: | 60070 |
| Deposited By: | ep_importer_pure |
| Deposited On: | 19 Nov 2012 09:14 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2012 09:14 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/60070 |
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