<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this study, the growth of copper on porous diatom silica by electroless deposition method has been demonstrated for the first time. Raman peaks of copper (145, 213, and 640 cm−1) appeared in the copper-coated, Amphora sp. and Skeletonema sp. diatom samples, confirming the successful deposition of copper. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicated the presence of copper on the diatom silica surface. The 3D intricate structure of diatom was still evident by optical and scanning electron microscopy analyses when the diatom samples were immersed in the copper bath for only 5 hours. Incubating the diatom samples in the copper bath for 24 h produced a dense coating on the diatom surface and covered the intricate 3D structure of the diatom silica. These results present possibilities of the fabrication of hierarchically organized copper with 3D diatom replica structures.</p></abstract>

In this study, the growth of copper on porous diatom silica by electroless deposition method has been demonstrated for the first time. Raman peaks of copper (145, 213, and 640 cm−1) appeared in the copper-coated, Amphora sp. and Skeletonema sp. diatom samples, confirming the successful deposition of copper. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicated the presence of copper on the diatom silica surface. The 3D intricate structure of diatom was still evident by optical and scanning electron microscopy analyses when the diatom samples were immersed in the copper bath for only 5 hours. Incubating the diatom samples in the copper bath for 24 h produced a dense coating on the diatom surface and covered the intricate 3D structure of the diatom silica. These results present possibilities of the fabrication of hierarchically organized copper with 3D diatom replica structures.

Growth of copper on diatom silica by electroless deposition technique

Chemistry Department, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Corrales Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, 9000

Department of Chemistry, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines, 1108

Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, Taiwan, ROC, 300

Materials Science-Poland

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In this study, the growth of copper on porous diatom silica by electroless deposition method has been demonstrated for the first time. Raman peaks of copper...

Growth of copper on diatom silica by electroless deposition technique

Published Online: Apr 20, 2013

Page range: 226 - 231

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0089-x

Keywords
electroless deposition, porous diatom, Raman spectroscopy, diatom silica

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Growth of copper on diatom silica by electroless deposition technique

Published Online: Apr 20, 2013

Page range: 226 - 231

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0089-x

Keywordselectroless deposition, porous diatom, Raman spectroscopy, diatom silica

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
electroless deposition, porous diatom, Raman spectroscopy, diatom silica