The nanoporous metallisation of insulating substrates through Photocatalytically Initiated Electroless Deposition (PIED)

Bromley, Michael and Boxall, Colin (2012) The nanoporous metallisation of insulating substrates through Photocatalytically Initiated Electroless Deposition (PIED). MRS Online Proceedings Library, 1409: mrsf11-140. ISSN 0272-9172

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Abstract

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).

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Journal Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? photocatalytically initiated electroless depositionphotocatalysisnanoporositynanostructureengineeringta engineering (general). civil engineering (general) ??
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60070
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Deposited On:
19 Nov 2012 09:14
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Yes
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Published
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