Electroless Nickel Plating on Carbon Nanotube with Non-palladium Activation Procedure

Authors

Guang-hui HU, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,Fujian,Chnia;
Hui-huang WU, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,Fujian,Chnia;
YANGFang-zu YANGFang-zu, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,Fujian,Chnia;

Corresponding Author

WUHui-huang WUHui-huang

Abstract

A new procedure of surface activation without using palladium salt was proposed for electroless nickel plating on carbon nanotubes.In the procedure,carbon nanotubes were oxidized by nitric acid and then neutralized with NaOH to create carboxyl surface groups which were used to adsorb Ni~(2+)ions,thereafter the adsorbed Ni~(2+)ions were chemically reduced into Ni nano-particles as a catalytic center for electroless nickel deposition,all these were further confirmed by infrared absorption spectra and electron microscopic observations.The results indicate that the procedure is feasible to electroless nickel plating on carbon nanotubes.The different morphology of deposits obtained from electroless plating was also discussed.

Keywords

Carbon nanotube, Surface activation, Electroless nickel plating

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.61558/2993-074X.1692

Publication Date

2006-02-28

Online Available Date

2006-02-28

Revised Date

2006-02-28

Received Date

2006-02-28

Recommended Citation

Guang-hui HU, Hui-huang WU, YANGFang-zu YANGFang-zu. Electroless Nickel Plating on Carbon Nanotube with Non-palladium Activation Procedure[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2006 , 12(1): 25-28.
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.1692
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol12/iss1/5

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