Issue 53, 2017, Issue in Progress

Surface modification of PEN and PET substrates by plasma treatment and layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films and their application in electroless deposition

Abstract

The surfaces of the polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates were modified by plasma treatment and then layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films from two oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. Negatively or positively charged palladium complex ions bound to oppositely charged multilayer surfaces and were reduced to form palladium nanoparticles and then a nickel film was electrolessly deposited on the substrate surfaces. The multilayers on PEN and PET substrate surfaces are suitable for supporting palladium nanoparticle catalysts and their properties can be controlled by the conditions of LbL assembly.

Graphical abstract: Surface modification of PEN and PET substrates by plasma treatment and layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films and their application in electroless deposition

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 May 2017
Accepted
24 Jun 2017
First published
30 Jun 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 33155-33161

Surface modification of PEN and PET substrates by plasma treatment and layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films and their application in electroless deposition

T. Tamai, M. Watanabe, Y. Kobayashi, Y. Nakahara and S. Yajima, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 33155 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA04880G

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