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Site-selective electroless nickel plating on patterned thin films of macromolecular metal complexes

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The direct patterning of metallic layers onto insulating substrates indicates a great potential for fabricating micro/nano devices and shows good adhesion with glass and plastic substrates.
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We demonstrate a simple route to depositing nickel layer patterns using photocross-linked polymer thin films containing palladium catalysts, which can be used as adhesive interlayers for fabrication of nickel patterns on glass and plastic substrates. Electroless nickel patterns can be obtained in three steps: (i) the pattern formation of partially quaterized poly(vinyl pyridine) by UV irradiation, (ii) the formation of macromolecular metal complex with palladium, and (iii) the nickel metallization using electroless plating bath. Metallization is site-selective and allows for a high resolution. And the resulting nickel layered structure shows good adhesion with glass and plastic substrates. The direct patterning of metallic layers onto insulating substrates indicates a great potential for fabricating micro/nano devices.

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Microcontact Printing of Palladium Colloids: Micron-Scale Patterning by Electroless Deposition of Copper

TL;DR: In this paper, a patterned elastomeric stamp fabricated from poly(dimethylsiloxane) was used to deliver the catalystpalladium colloids stabilized with tetraalkylammonium bromidesto the substrate surface.
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Selective Electroless Metallization of Patterned Polymeric Films for Lithography Applications

TL;DR: The fabrication of approximately 50-nm-width features in metal with high fidelity and sufficient control of edge acuity to satisfy current industry design rules is demonstrated using top-surface imaging and hybrid photoresist/self-assembled monolayer patterning approaches.
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