Self-assembly monolayer of mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane for electroless deposition of Ag

• Published in: Materials chemistry and physics Vol. 82; no. 2; pp. 301 - 305
• Main Authors: Liu, Zheng-Chun, He, Quan-Guo, Xiao, Peng-Feng, Liang, Bo, Tan, Jian-Xin, He, Nong-Yue, Lu, Zu-Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 15.11.2003; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Electrodeposition, electroplating; Electroless plating; Exact sciences and technology; Materials science; Metals. Metallurgy; Methods of deposition of films and coatings; film growth and epitaxy; Physics; Self-assembly monolayers; Silver; Silver; Electroless plating; Self-assembly monolayers; Thin films; Scanning electron microscopy; Electroless deposition; Chemical bonds; Electrodeposition; Organic silane; Self-assembled layers; Experimental study; Microstructure; Substrates; X-ray photoelectron spectra; AES
• ISSN: 0254-0584; 1879-3312
• DOI: 10.1016/S0254-0584(03)00135-4

Mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTS) was used to form self-assembly monolayers (SAMs) on glass slides, which was verified by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and auger electron spectroscopy (AES). Electroless plating of Ag was performed on the SAMs-modified glass slide. XPS study showed that Ag colloids formed in solution were successfully and hard anchored on SAMs through chemical bonds. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis illustrated that Ag film on the SAMs-modified glass showed more predominant in durability of temperature than that on conventionally modified glass.