Selective electroless plating on non-conductive materials by applying a gradient of magnetic field

Electroless copper plating obtained by Selective Metallisation using a Magnetic Field (SMMF)

“…Particles in the current work had similar magnetization values to those seen in our previous work [26] and are expected to perform similarly during SMMF deposition. The catalytic properties of the composite particles were evaluated by cyclic voltammetry -a technique commonly used to confirm the catalytic activity of material in the electroless plating reaction.…”

“…Instead of an expensive precious metal palladium catalyst, a magnetic magnetite-silver composite catalyst was used. Although the SMMF method is at an early stage of development, previous work by our group has demonstrated the ability to achieve a selective pattern of parallel lines by using a magnet [24][25][26] .…”

The effect of chelators on additives in the surface characterization and electrochemical properties of an eco-friendly electroless copper nano deposition

“…The metal penetration rate or the rate of loss of weight per unit area is the measure of the rate of corrosion. The corrosion current obtained from the Tafel plot can be related to the rate of corrosion 30 , 31 . The polarization resistance obtained from the slope of linear portion of the plot is related to the corrosion current density as follows.…”