Pd-Ag membrane synthesis: The electroless and electro-plating conditions and their effect on the deposits morphology

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 334, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 50-63

  Bhandari, Rajkumar ^a   Ma, Yi Hua ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Annealing; Electroless and electro plating; Pd Ag composite membrane; Porous metal substrate; Uniform morphology

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION PROCESS; EDX ANALYSIS; ELECTROLESS AND ELECTRO-PLATING; ELECTROLESS BATHS; ELECTROLESS DEPOSITS; ELECTROLESS METHODS; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRIES; LOW-ACTIVATION ENERGIES; MEMBRANE PREPARATIONS; MEMBRANE SYNTHESIS; MULTI LAYERS; OVER POTENTIALS; PD-AG ALLOYS; PD-AG COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; PD-AG MEMBRANES; PLATING CONDITIONS; POLARIZATION CHARACTERISTICS; POLARIZATION CURVES; POROUS METAL SUBSTRATE; SEM; SEQUENTIAL DEPOSITIONS; SUBSTRATE SURFACES; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTIONS; UNIFORM MORPHOLOGY;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ANNEALING; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTROPLATING; METAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PALLADIUM; POLARIZATION; SILVER DEPOSITS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

SILVER ALLOYS;

ANTIGEN; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLESS PLATING; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 64049086754     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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