Fabrication of small pore-size nickel foams using electroless plating of solid-state foamed immiscible polymer blends

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Sundarram, Sriharsha S ^a   Jiang, Wei ^b   Li, Wei ^a,b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

electroless plating; immiscible polymer; nickel foam; open cell; solid state foaming

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; ELECTROLESS PLATING; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE; FABRICATION; POLYMER BLENDS;

CO-CONTINUOUS MORPHOLOGY; ETHANOL-BASED SOLUTION; IMMISCIBLE POLYMER; IMMISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS; LARGE-SCALE FABRICATION; NICKEL FOAM; OPEN-CELL; TWO-PHASE MATERIALS;

PORE SIZE;

EID: 84891776104     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4025418     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Cognet, P., Berlan, J., Lacoste, G., Fabre, P. L., and Jud, J. M., 1996, "Application of Metallic Foams in an Electrochemical Pulsed Flow Reactor Part II: Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol," J. Appl. Electrochem., 26(6), pp. 631-637. (Pubitemid 126708504)
2. Hsueh, H. Y., Huang, Y. C., Ho, R. M., Lai, C. H., Makida, T., and Hasegawa, H., 2011, "Nanoporous Gyroid Nickel From Block Copolymer Templates via Electroless Plating," Adv. Mater., 23(27), pp. 3041-3046.
3. Montillet, A., Comiti, J., and Legrand, J., 1993, "Application of Metallic Foams in Electrochemical Reactors of Filter-Press Type Part I: Flow Characterization," J. Appl. Electrochem., 23(10), pp. 1045-1050.
4. Zhao, P., Zhang, H., Zhou, H., and Yi, B., 2005, "Nickel Foam and Carbon Felt Applications for Sodium Polysulfide/Bromine Redox Flow Battery Electrodes," Electrochim. Acta, 51(6), pp. 1091-1098. (Pubitemid 41627702)
5. Strano, M., 2011, "A New FEM Approach for Simulation of Metal Foam Filled Tubes," ASME J. Manuf. Sci. Eng., 133(6), p. 061003.
6. Cao, X., Shi, Y., Shi, W., Lu, G., Huang, X., Yan, Q., Zhang, Q., and Zhang, H., 2011, "Preparation of Novel 3D Graphene Networks for Supercapacitor Applications," Small, 7(22), pp. 3163-3168.
7. Chen, Y., Zhang, X., Yu, P., and Ma, Y., 2010, "Electrophoretic Deposition of Graphene Nanosheets on Nickel Foams for Electrochemical Capacitors," J. Power Sources, 195(9), pp. 3031-3035.
8. Mahjoob, S., and Vafai, K., 2008, "A synthesis of Fluid and Thermal Transport Models for Metal Foam Heat Exchangers," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 51(15-16), pp. 3701-3711.
9. Lu, W., Zhao, C. Y., and Tassou, S. A., 2006, "Thermal Analysis on Metal-Foam Filled Heat Exchangers. Part I: Metal-Foam Filled Pipes," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 49(15-16), pp. 2751-2761. (Pubitemid 43729323)
10. Apprill, J. M., Poirier, D. R., Maguire, M. C., and Gutsch, T. C., 1998, "GASAR Porous Metals Process Control," MRS Online Proc. Libr., 521, pp. 291-296.
11. Bram, M., Stiller, C., Buchkremer, H. P., Stover, D., and Baur, H., 2000, "High-Porosity Titanium, Stainless Steel, and Superalloy Parts," Adv. Eng. Mater., 2(4), pp. 196-199.
12. Yamada, Y., Banno, T., Li, Y., and Wen, C. E. 2008, Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Nickel Foams Fabricated by Powder Metallurgy, Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland.
13. Clancy, R. B., Cochran, J. K., and Sanders, T. H., 1994, "Fabrication and Properties of Hollow Sphere Nickel Foams," MRS Online Proc. Libr., 372, pp. 155-165.
14. Brown, I. J., and Sotiropoulos, S., 2001, "Electroplating and Electroless Plating of Ni Through/Onto a Porous Polymer in a flow Cell," J. Appl. Electrochem., 31(11), pp. 1203-1217.
15. Wadley, H. N. G., 2001, Cellular Metals Manufacturing: An Overview of Stochastic and Periodic Concepts," Cellular Metals and Metal Foaming Technology, Verlag-MIT, Berlin, Germany.
16. Eaves, D., 2004, Handbook of Polymer Foams, iSmithers Rapra Publishing, Shawbury, UK.
17. Badiche, Forest, S., Guibert, T., Bienvenu, Y., Bartout, J., Ienny, P., Croset, M., and Bernet, H., 2000, "Mechanical Properties and Non-Homogeneous Deformation of Open-Cell Nickel Foams: Application of the Mechanics of Cellular Solids and of Porous Materials," Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 289(1-2), pp. 276-288.
18. Paserin, V., Marcuson, S., Shu, J., and Wilkinson, D. S., 2004, "CVD Technique for Inco Nickel Foam Production," Adv. Eng. Mater., 6(6), pp. 454-459.
19. Zhang, H., Yu, X., and Braun, P. V., 2011, "Three-Dimensional Bicontinuous Ultrafast-Charge and-Discharge Bulk Battery Electrodes," Nat. Nanotechnol., 6(5), pp. 277-281.
20. Vukovic, I., Punzhin, S., Vukovic, Z., Onck, P., De Hosson, J. T. M., ten Brinke, G., and Loos, K., 2011, "Supramolecular Route to Well-Ordered Metal Nanofoams," ACS Nano, 5(8), pp. 6339-6348.
21. Xiaoxi Wang, Wei Li, and Kumar, V., 2009, "Creating Open-Celled Solid-State Foams Using Ultrasound," J. Cell. Plast., 45(4), pp. 353-369.
22. Wang, H., and Li, W., 2008, "Selective Ultrasonic Foaming of Polymer for Biomedical Applications," ASME J. Manuf. Sci. Eng., 130, p. 021004.
23. Jordhamo, G. M., Manson, J. A., and Sperling, L. H., 1986, "Phase Continuity and Inversion in Polymer Blends and Simultaneous Interpenetrating Networks," Polym. Eng. Sci., 26(8), pp. 517-524. (Pubitemid 16545607)
24. Zhou, C., Vaccaro, N., Sundarram, S. S., and Li, W., 2012, "Fabrication and Characterization of Polyetherimide Nanofoams Using Supercritical CO2," J. Cell. Plast., 48(3), pp. 239-255.
25. Mallory, G. O., and Hajdu, J. B., 1990, Electroless Plating Fundamentals and Applications, William Andrew, Orlando, FL.
26. Bulasara, V. K., Uppaluri, R., and Purkait, M. K., 2012, "Effect of Ultrasound on the Performance of Nickel Hydrazine Electroless Plating Baths," Mater. Manuf. Process., 27(2), pp. 201-206.
27. ASTM D792-08 Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement, 2012/2002/16/17:00:10, http://www.astm.org/Standards/D792.htm
28. Zhu, Y., Gao, C., Guan, J., and Shen, J., 2003, "Engineering Porous Polyurethane Scaffolds by Photografting Polymerization of Methacrylic Acid for Improved Endothelial Cell Compatibility," J. Biomed. Mater. Res. Part A, 67A(4), pp. 1367-1373. (Pubitemid 37522751)
29. Schlesinger, M., and Paunovic, M., 2010, Modern Electroplating, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ.
30. Lappalainen, K., Manninen, M., Alopaeus, V., Aittamaa, J., and Dodds, J., 2008, "An Analytical Model for Capillary Pressure-Saturation Relation for Gas-Liquid System in a Packed-Bed of Spherical Particles," Transp. Porous Media, 77(1), pp. 17-40.