Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 258, Issue 7, Pages 2246-2254Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.09.059
Keywords
Modified fiber glass; Electroless plating; Silane coupling agent; Tetraethoxy silane
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Tetraethoxy silane was used to functionalize the surface of fiber glass (FG) for adsorption with the electroless plated silver shell. The performance of electroless silver plated FG with tetraethoxy silane modification was compared to that of unmodified FG in terms of mechanical and electrical properties. The silane bridge provided more stability for binding with different concentrations of electroless plating silver ions. The characterization was investigated by using field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), X-ray diffraction patterns (XRD), energy-dispersion X-ray (EDX), metal microscope (MM) and electric resistance. The Ag coating on TEOS modified FG was more durable than that of unmodified FG in the ball milling test, as confirmed by the data of electric resistance and residue weight. The optimized conditions for producing the Ag coating FG were also investigated. The Ag-Si-FG-3-c product in this study has the lowest electrical resistance of 1.56 x 10(3) Omega/cm(2) and good mechanical stability as exhibited in ball milling tests. Crown Copyright (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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