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- The study outlines a simple method for creating polyimide films coated with silver at room temperature using silver(I) compounds and a specific polyimide material.
- The process involves dissolving the polyimide and silver(I) salts in a solvent, allowing for film preparation by evaporating the solvent in low humidity conditions.
- After film formation, reducing agents are applied to create films with high conductivity and good reflectivity, akin to bulk silver materials.
Article Abstract
A facile ambient temperature route to the fabrication of surface silver-metallized polyimide films is described. Silver(I) trifluoromethanesulfonate or silver(I) nitrate and a polyimide, derived from 2,2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane dianhydride and an equimolar amount of 4,4'-oxydianiline and 3,5-diaminobenzoic acid, were dissolved together in dimethylacetamide. Silver(I)-doped films were prepared at thicknesses of 25-40 microm and depleted of solvent by evaporation at ambient temperature and low humidity. The silver(I)-ion-containing films were then treated with aqueous solutions of the reducing agents hydrazine hydrate and hydroxylamine, which brought forth surface-silvered films exhibiting conductivity on the order of bulk polycrystalline silver accompanied by modest-to-high specular reflectivity.
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