Electrolysis: processes – compositions used therein – and methods – Electrolytic coating – Treating process fluid by means other than agitation or...
Patent
1993-03-17
1994-11-29
Niebling, John
Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods
Electrolytic coating
Treating process fluid by means other than agitation or...
205166, C25D 556
Patent
active
053687175
ABSTRACT:
An electroplated element is formed to include an insulating substrate, a conducting polymer polymerized in situ on the substrate, and a metal layer deposited on the conducting polymer. In one application a circuit board is formed by polymerizing pyrrole on an epoxy-fiberglass substrate in a single step process and then electrodepositing a metal over the resulting polypyrrole polymer. No chemical deposition of the metal is required prior to electroplating and the resulting layer of substrate-polymer-metal has excellent adhesion characteristics. The metal deposition is surprisingly smooth and uniform over the relatively high resistance film of polypyrrole. A continuous manufacturing process is obtained by filtering the solution between successive substrates to remove polymer formed in the solution, by maintaining the solution oxidizing potential within selected limits, and by adding a strong oxidant, such as KMnO.sub.4 at periodic intervals to maintain a low sheet resistivity in the resulting conducting polymer film.
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Gottesfeld Shimshon
Uribe Francisco A.
Mee Brendan
Niebling John
The Regents of the University of California, Office of Technolog
Wilson Ray G.
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