A new process for preparing conducting wood veneers by electroless nickel plating

作者：Li Jian; Wang Lijuan; Liu Haibing

来源：Surface and Coatings Technology, 2010, 204(8): 1200-1205.

DOI：10.1016/j.surfcoat.2009.10.032

• NaBH(4) pretreatment
• Nickel deposition
• Manchurian ash veneer
• Coating characterization
• Surface resistivity
• Adhesion

A new, simple electroless Ni-P plating process for preparing a conductive wood veneer has been developed. In this process, the activation was combined with electroless deposition in the plating solution. This provides a simple, environmentally friendly method, by which a Ni-P layer was successfully deposited on the surface of Manchurian ash veneer. It was observed by scanning electron microscopy that the deposited layer was uniform, compact and continuous. Results from energy-dispersive spectroscopy showed that a low-phosphorus layer was obtained, which contained about 4 wt.% phosphorus and 96 wt.% nickel. X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that the coating was crystalline. It is considered that the crystalline structure is related to the low-phosphorus content of the layer. Veneers plated with the crystalline Ni-P coating had good electrical conductivity, with a surface resistivity less than 200 m Omega/cm(2) and a firm adhesion of the Ni-P coating to the wood.

• 出版日期2010-1-15
• 单位东北林业大学