Metal-Organic Frameworks Derived PdCu/C As an Efficient Catalyst for Electroless Copper Deposition

Herein, carbon supported PdCu alloy is synthesized using copper-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as both precursor and sacrificial template. The PdCu alloy nanoparticles with diameter around 60 nm were evenly distributed on the MOFs derived carbon matrix. The as prepared PdCu/C hybrid exhibits impressive catalytic performance for electroless copper deposition on three different substrates, i.e., epoxy board, polyethylene terephthalate film and tissue paper. Our work suggests that alloying Cu with Pd on carbon matrix is an efficient way to provide cheap and stable catalyst for printed conductive circuit.