Surface Characterisation of Electroless Silver-plated Polyester Fibres
Abstract
Electroless silver-plated polyester fibres are investigated in this work in order to develop functional textiles. The surface modification of silver-plated polyester fibres was characterized by the scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Xray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS). The results showed that silver particles with high purity were deposited uniformly on polyester and the silver film had a rather perfect crystal structure, demonstrating that electroless deposition is a suitable technique for the uniform deposition of silver.
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Citation
Guo, R.H., Jiang, S.Q., Yuen, C.W.M. and Ng, M.C.F. (2007), "Surface Characterisation of Electroless Silver-plated Polyester Fibres", Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 48-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/RJTA-11-03-2007-B007
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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