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Fabrication of conductive copper-coated glass fibers through electroless plating process

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A simple electroless copper plating process was employed to prepare copper-coated glass fibers with excellent conductivity. The glass fibers were pretreated by etching, sensitizing, and activating procedures. Disodium ethylenediamine tetra acetate (EDTA-2Na) and hydrazine hydrate (N2H4·H2O) were employed as complex reagent and reductant, respectively. It was found that the copper deposition was greatly influenced by dosage of EDTA-2Na, concentration of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), temperature, and volume of N2H4·H2O. The optimal temperature for electroless copper plating ranged from 40 to 60 °C. The composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy techniques. The result showed that the minimum volume resistivity of 0.0010 Ω cm was obtained for the sample with perfect copper coatings on the surface of glass fibers. This method is simple, low-cost, and large production, and can be extended to fabricate other metal-coated glass fibers with distinct conductivity.

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The research was supported by Shanxi Scholarship Council of China, and High-level Scientific Research Foundation for the Introduction of Talent through North University of China.

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    Chunju Xu, Guilin Liu, Huiyu Chen, Ruihua Zhou & Yaqing Liu

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Xu, C., Liu, G., Chen, H. et al. Fabrication of conductive copper-coated glass fibers through electroless plating process. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 25, 2611–2617 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-1919-x

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