In-situ silver nanoparticle formation on surface-modified polyetherimide films

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 736-742

  Watson, David E ^a   Ng, Jack H G ^a   Aasmundtveit, Knut E ^b   Desmulliez, Marc P Y ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institutt for mikro og nanoteknologi Høgskolen Vestfold   (Norway)

Author keywords

Flexible substrate; interconnections; ion exchange; metallization; micropatterning; packaging; polyetherimide (PEI); silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CHIP SCALE PACKAGES; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; METAL IONS; METALLIZING; NANOPARTICLES; PACKAGING; SUBSTRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHEMICAL REDUCTION; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; INTERCONNECTIONS; KEY FACTORS; MICRO PATTERNING; POLYIMIDE SUBSTRATE; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE-MODIFIED;

SILVER;

EID: 84904362896     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2014.2318203     Document Type: Article

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