Letter 29087

Electroplating Semiconductors  

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Hi,

I am studying for my Phd and am investigating ways of plating semiconductors. As these are highly non-conducting I was wondering if anyone has a suggestion of how to plate with an electroplating process. Some colleagues plate Pd on semiconductors by electroless methods but I want to try to find out more about preparations or techniques for a normal electroplating procedure. Basically I want to know if theres anything I can do to encourage these type of materials to plate more easily.

Regards,

Liam Lewis
Student - Cork, Ireland

Germanium plating formula:
2o gm GeS2
4o gm KOH
12 gm Na2S
1 lit water,3o C/2,5A per dm2 (According to Fink)

Good luck!

Goran Budija
- Zagreb, Croatia

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