Ultra-violet direct patterning of metal on polyimide

Micro and Nano Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 82-89

  Ng, J H G ^a   Desmulliez, M P Y ^a   Prior, K A ^a   Hand, D P ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; COPPER; COPPER PLATING; ELECTROLESS PLATING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTROPLATING; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCOLS; LITHOGRAPHY; METAL IONS; MOTION PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP STANDARDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOPOLYMERS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; SILVER; THICK FILMS;

AIR-ATMOSPHERE; COPPER TRACKS; DIRECT PATTERNING; ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING; LOW COSTS; LOW RESISTIVITY; METALLISATION; METHOXY-POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL; MICRO-PATTERNS; MODIFIED POLYIMIDE; PATTERNING METHODS; PATTERNING PROCESSES; PHOTO-REACTIVE POLYMER; PHOTO-REDUCTION; PHOTORESIST MATERIALS; POLY IMIDE; POLYIMIDE SUBSTRATES; SEED LAYERS; SILVER IONS; SILVER NANO PARTICLES; THIN-FILM COATINGS; U V LIGHT; ULTRA-VIOLET;

METAL REFINING;

COPPER; MACROGOL; METAL; METHOXYPOLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL); POLYIMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FILM; MATERIAL COATING; MATERIALS TESTING; PHOTOREACTIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 53249122137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/mnl:20080017     Document Type: Article

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