Metallized Plastics 7: Fundamental and Applied Aspects

Preface -- Part 1. Metallization Techniques and Properties of Metal I)eposits -- Ne approaches for electroless plating processes by activation of polymer surfaces using low pressure plasma and dielectric-harrier discharge devices/M. Charbonnier, M. Romand, U Kogelschatz, H. Esrom andR. Seeboeck -- Metallization of polymers by plasma pretreatment followed by an electroplating process/Tb. Mathee, A. Weber, R. Pockelmann and C -P. Klages -- Plasma pre-treatment of ultra-drawn UI-IMWPE and the consequence for vapor deposited silver adhesion/T. Nishino, T. Kojima. J. Nakao and K. Nakamae -- Integration of plasma pre-treatment, metallization, and plasma polymerization for improved aluminium mirror quality in large-scale car lighting production/H Gruewald, W Dicken, K Nauenburg, R. Adam, J. Bartella, T Gebele. S. Mitzlaff U. Patz and Snyder -- Metal I ization of surface modified fluoropolymers/T. G. Vargo and 7'S. Koloski -- Metallization of polymers modified by ion-assisted reaction (IAR)/SK Koh, J.S. Cho. S. Han. K.H Kim, J,Cho, Y.G. Han and Y.H Baeg -- Surface 'metallization" of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) films with a "synthetic metal"/L. Y. Ji, E. T. Kang and K.G. Neoh -- Metal doped plasma polymer films/I Friedrich, I. Retzko, G. Kuhn, W Unger and A. Lippiiz -- Metal-polyimide nanocomposite films. Part I. Single-stage synthesis of reflective and conductive silvered polyirnide films for space app I icat ions prepared from (hexafluoroacetylacetonato)si lver( 1) and (trifluoroacctylacetonato)si I vcr( I) with BTDA/4,4'-ODA/R. E. Southward -- Metal-polvimide nanocomposite tilm. Part II. The effects of the silver(T) ligand, polymer viscosity, and polymer structure on the single-stage synthesis of surface silvered polyimide films/R. E. Southward and D. W Thompson -- Part 2. Interfacial and Adhesion Aspects -- Modification of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) and copper surfaces by graft polymerization for adhesion improvement/I Z Wu. E. T Kang and K. G Neoh -- Chemical structure determination, modeling, and adhesion enhancement of metallpolymer interfaces/P.K. Wu and T.-M. Lu -- The fundamental state of poly(cthylcne terephthalate) and its interaction with evaporated aluminum/I Travaly, G. -M Rignanese, X Gonze and P. Bertrand -- A photoemission investigation of interfaces of poly(2.5-diheptyl- I .4-phenylcne-alt-2.5-thienylene) with an oligomer (p-sexiphenyl) and a deposited metal (calcium)/A. Rajagopal. N Koch, I Ghijsen, K Kaerivarna, R. L Johnson. G. Leising and I -J Pireaux -- Applications of surface analytical investigations in understanding interfacial bonding in metallized plastics/G.R. Sparrow -- Ultrathin polyaniline films on metal surfaces: Growth, polymerization, and conductivity/N. J DiNardo, IM Vohs, Y Wei, R. Plunk and K Lee.