New Insights into the Metallization of Graphene-Supported Composite Materials-from 3D Cu-Grown Structures to Free-Standing Electrodeposited Porous Ni Foils.

ABSTRACT: The conductivity and the state of the surface of supports are of vital importance for metallization via electrodeposition. In this study, we show that the metallization of a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) can be carried out directly if the intermediate graphene oxide (GO) layer is chemically reduced on the CFRP surface. Notably, this approach utilizing only the chemically reduced GO as a conductive support allows us to obtain insights into the interaction of rGO and the electrodeposited metal. Our study reveals that under the same contact current experimental conditions, the electrodeposition of Cu and Ni on rGO follows significantly different deposition modes, resulting in the formation of three-dimensional (3D) and free-standing metallic foils, respectively. Considering that Ni a

SUBMITTER: Rafailovic LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8829920 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature