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Fabrication of Conductive Polymeric Films with Metallic Luster by Electroless Plating of Silver, Copper, and Nickel onto Polymethyl Methacrylate Beads

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Polymer chemistry

Abstract

This study aims to synergize electrically conductive metals such as silver (Ag), copper (Cu), and nickel (Ni) with insulating plastics such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), which has the advantages of lightweight, good mechanical properties, and reasonable prices. Ag, Cu, and Ni NPs are used to metalize micronized PMMA beads by first etching the surface with stannous chloride, then palladium chloride is used to create activate sites, and lastly electroless plating the metals is achieved by chemically reducing the precursor with hydrazine. FTIR, XRD, SEM, and EDX analyses have been used to demonstrate the metallization process. The metalized micronized beads were used to prepare films by both cold and hot compression molding at room temperature and 170°C respectively, using 100 lb/in2 hydraulic pressure. The electrical conductivity of the molded films was evaluated. Both hot and cold molded Ag-metalized PMMA films showed outstanding conductivities in the range of 5×10-1 - 7×10-3 S/m. The electrical conductivity of Cu-metallized PMMA films was negatively affected by the accumulation of some formed copper oxides with the exception of hot molding 40% Cu which showed a conductivity of 1x 10-1 S/m. For PMMA films metallized with 20-30% Ni and compressed by either cold or hot molding showed a conductivity of about 5×10-2 S/m. The metal plating process imparts the plastic films a high aesthetic appearance, prevents the accumulation of dust on them, facilitates their cleaning and. reveals good to excellent semiconductors that have many applications in electronic fields such as sensors.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.258218.9101

Keywords

metallization, Electroless plating, Metallic nanoparticles, polymethyl methacrylate

Authors

First Name

Ragia

Last Name

Mohsen

MiddleName

Mahmoud

Affiliation

National Research Centre, Polymer and Pigments Department, El Buhouth st., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt

Email

rajiamohsen@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-6527-7639

First Name

Yosreya

Last Name

Abu-Ayana

MiddleName

Mostafa

Affiliation

National Research Centre, Polymer and Pigments Department, El Buhouth st., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt

Email

yosreya20@gmail.com

City

cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Samir

Last Name

Morsi

MiddleName

M.M.

Affiliation

National Research Centre, Polymer and Pigments Department, El Buhouth st., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt

Email

samirmchemist@gmail.com

City

Cairo

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-

Volume

67

Article Issue

13

Related Issue

46555

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2023-12-27

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

589

Page End

597

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_338954.html

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338,954

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Fabrication of Conductive Polymeric Films with Metallic Luster by Electroless Plating of Silver, Copper, and Nickel onto Polymethyl Methacrylate Beads

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30 Dec 2024