Characteristics of Copper Coated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Using Electroless Plating Process

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10.2991/icst-18.2018.198How to use a DOI?

Keywords

multi-walled carbon nanotubes, electroless plating, copper, deposition time.

Abstract

The copper coating process on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) has been carried out by electroless plating method to improve interfacial bonding between MWCNT and alumininium matrix. The initial step of electroless plating is to pre-treat MWCNT which includes oxidation (hydrophilic treatment), sensitization and activation. The oxidation process uses a solution of sulfuric acid and nitric acid, sensitization is carried out using tin (II) chloride dihydrate with hydrochloric acid, while the oxidation process uses a solution of palladium (II) chloride with hydrochloric acid. MWCNT which has been activated, is immersed in an electroless plating bath containing chemicals such as; Copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate, Potassium sodium tartrate tetrahydrate, Nickel (II) Chloride Hexahydrate, Polyethylene glycol 6000 and stirred with a magnetic stirrer at 200 rpm temperature of 25 oC. Deposition time is varied, ie 15, 30 and 60 minutes.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - I DM Pancarana
AU  - Rudy Soenoko
AU  - Djarot B. Darmadi
AU  - Yudy Surya Irawan
PY  - 2018/12
DA  - 2018/12
TI  - Characteristics of Copper Coated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Using Electroless Plating Process
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Technology (ICST 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 979
EP  - 984
SN  - 2589-4943
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DO  - 10.2991/icst-18.2018.198
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