title: AFM study of the behavior of polystyrene and glass particles during the electrodeposition of copper.
abstract: In this paper, the behavior of polystyrene and glass particles on a copper electrode during the electrodeposition of copper was studied using an atomic force microscope (AFM). Polystyrene or glass particles glued to the tip of the AFM cantilever were kept in contact with the surface of the electrode. The surface forces between the polystyrene or glass particle and the copper electrode were measured before, during, and after electrodeposition. These experiments revealed that glass particles do not make contact with the electrode, probably due to the repulsive hydration force. Polystyrene particles, on the other hand, make contact with the electrode, due to the attractive hydrophobic force. The AFM experiments were correlated with sedimentation co-deposition experiments of polystyrene and glass particles with copper. It was found that 80% of the polystyrene particles added to the plating solution incorporated with copper, while only 0.25% of the glass particles co-deposited under the same conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dedeloudis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fransaer
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004566:Electrodes; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D000267:Tissue Adhesions
chemical_list: D011137:Polystyrenes; D003300:Copper