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Electroplating gold onto sputtered chromium thinfilms

My name is Ronan O Reilly and I am a postgraduate student at the Institute of Technology Tallaght. I am trying to fabricate micro-sensors using microfabrication techniques but because of the price of gold sputtering targets. I am attempting to electroplate gold onto a 20nm thick sputtered chromium thinfilm. I am wondering has anybody attempted this before and if so have they any advice.

Ronan O [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
student - Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
2004

The very thin chromium will have a tenacious oxide layer on it that will be difficult to remove without ruining the thin metal layer. You will be better off using vacuum cleaning techniques and then sputter deposition.

Trevor Crichton
R&D practical scientist
Chesham, Bucks, UK
2004

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