Mechanism study of femtosecond laser induced selective metallization (FLISM) on glass surfaces

  • Jian Xu
  • , Yang Liao
  • , Huidan Zeng
  • , Ya Cheng*
  • , Zhizhan Xu
  • , Koji Sugioka
  • , Katsumi Midorikawa
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We investigate the mechanism of selective metallization on glass surfaces with the assistance of femtosecond laser irradiation followed by electroless plating. Irradiation of femtosecond laser makes it possible to selectively deposit copper microstructures in the irradiated area on glass surfaces coated with silver nitrate films. The energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyses reveal that silver atoms are produced on the surface of grooves formed by laser ablation, which serve as catalysis seeds for subsequent electroless copper plating.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3505-3509
Number of pages5
JournalOptics Communications
Volume281
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electroless plating
  • Femtosecond laser ablation
  • Selective metallization mechanism

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