Electroless metallization onto polymeric surfaces: synthesis, analysis, and modeling for achieving controlled nanoscale morphologies

聚合物表面化学镀金属：合成、分析和建模以实现受控的纳米级形态

• 批准号: 0809821
• 负责人: Stephen Kuebler
• 金额: $ 47万
• 依托单位: The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-07-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0809821&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Electroless; metallization; onto; polymeric; surfaces

This research supported by the Analytical and Surface Chemistry Program will yield new fundamental understanding of the surface chemistry of electroless metallization onto polymeric surfaces (EMPS). Despite widespread industrial use, the surface chemistry of EMPS remains poorly understood, so its application is largely confined to bulk-part fabrication. In particular, it is not known how chemical and physical parameters affect and may be used to control the nano-scale morphologies and properties of electrolessly plated metal. The investigation will enable EMPS to be developed beyond its current status of "dark art" into a precise enabling process for emerging micro and nano-scale technologies with quantitative predictability and control. In addition to these intellectual merits, the project is focuses on a single EMPS system the deposition of silver onto the cross-linked epoxide "SU8" and involves an integrated program of preparative chemistry, nano-scale surface analysis, and simulation. This approach will allow the team to generate deep fundamental understanding of silver EMPS, yet the understanding gained will apply broadly to other electroless metallization systems. The project will broadly impact science, engineering, and education by contributing significantly to our quantitative understanding of fundamental surface chemical and dynamical processes. This knowledge will elevate EMPS to a widely applied, enabling process for myriad emerging and high-impact technologies, including micro and nano-scale device fabrication, heterogeneous catalysis, sensing, and even diagnostic and clinical medicine. The project provides an outstanding context for interdisciplinary research training, teaching, and outreach. Young scientists will develop a unique set of skills, ready to increase the competitiveness of the United States in chemistry, surface science, materials science, and nanotechnology. The program directly supports the growth of a new chemistry PhD program at UCF. The PIs have built diverse groups that actively involve graduates and undergraduates from varied backgrounds, including historically underrepresented groups. These students will bring their excitement for science directly to Central Florida schools through a newly established peer-to-peer outreach program that will help attract middle school and community college students to science and engineering careers.

这项由分析和表面化学计划支持的研究将产生对聚合物表面化学镀金属（EMPS）的表面化学的新的基本理解。尽管广泛的工业用途，EMPS的表面化学仍然知之甚少，所以它的应用主要局限于批量零件制造。特别是，化学和物理参数如何影响和可用于控制无电镀金属的纳米级形态和性质是未知的。这项调查将使EMPS能够超越其目前的“黑暗艺术”状态，成为一个精确的新兴微米和纳米级技术的可预测性和控制的使能过程。除了这些智力上的优点，该项目是集中在一个单一的EMPS系统上的银沉积到交联的环氧化物“SU 8”，并涉及一个综合方案的制备化学，纳米尺度的表面分析和模拟。这种方法将使团队对银EMPS产生深刻的基本理解，而所获得的理解将广泛应用于其他化学镀金属系统。 该项目将广泛影响科学，工程和教育，为我们对基本表面化学和动力学过程的定量理解做出重大贡献。这些知识将使EMPS成为一个广泛应用的过程，用于无数新兴和高影响力的技术，包括微米和纳米级器件制造，多相催化，传感，甚至诊断和临床医学。该项目为跨学科研究培训，教学和推广提供了一个出色的环境。年轻的科学家将开发一套独特的技能，准备提高美国在化学，表面科学，材料科学和纳米技术的竞争力。该计划直接支持UCF新化学博士课程的发展。PI建立了多样化的团体，积极参与来自不同背景的毕业生和本科生，包括历史上代表性不足的群体。这些学生将通过一个新建立的点对点外展计划，将他们对科学的兴奋直接带到佛罗里达中部的学校，这将有助于吸引中学和社区大学的学生从事科学和工程职业。