Open AccessElectroless deposition method for silver‐coated carbon fibres
Author(s) -
Liu Guilin,
Xu Chunju,
Chen Huiyu,
Hou Xin,
Liu Yaqing
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
micro and nano letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1750-0443
DOI - 10.1049/mnl.2014.0620
Subject(s) - materials science , scanning electron microscope , electrical resistivity and conductivity , composite material , deposition (geology) , conductivity , layer (electronics) , sodium hydroxide , microstructure , electromagnetic shielding , matrix (chemical analysis) , chemical engineering , chemistry , paleontology , sediment , engineering , electrical engineering , biology
Silver (Ag)‐coated carbon fibres (CFs) have been successfully fabricated at 30°C via a simple electroless deposition method, and glucose was used as a green reducing agent. The phase purity and microstructures of the Ag coatings were characterised by X‐ray diffraction and a scanning electron microscope equipped with energy‐dispersive spectroscopy. It was found that the dosage of sodium hydroxide and the reaction time played important roles in Ag deposition. The CFs with a compact and continuous Ag layer possessed excellent conductivity, and the volume resistivity could reach 5.59 × 10 −4 Ω cm. Such composites with high electrical conductivity have potential applications in fibre–matrix composites, shielding materials and so on.