Activating and sensatizing graphite for electroless copper without palladium

January 28, 2009

Can we activate and sensatise graphite with something cheaper instead of Stannous and palladium chloride method.I am working on graphite contacts project.

Dave

Davinder singh
student - India

February 4, 2009

Graphite conducts electricity, so, it is theoretically platable by conventional galvanic (electrolytic) methods. It only requires good cleaning.

Guillermo Marrufo
Monterrey, NL, Mexico

February 7, 2009

The problem with graphite is that it is porous and soaks up the different solutions, thus it is a bitch to plate.

James Watts
- FL

February 15, 2009

Electrolyticaly plating graphite is difficult due to holding powder and passing current in all particals,Any solution to this problem

Dave

Davinder Singh
- Chandigarh, India

February 19, 2009

What if you tried soaking in silver nitrate, replacing paladium chloride.

Cair Shishani
aircraft maintenance - Abu Dhabi, UAE