Hello All

I want to deposit electrodless nickel on a silicon wafer with Si02 on the
surface. From my literature review I have found this is done by sensitizing
the surface first with stanneous chloride or palladium chloride or both. I
currently don't have a good recipe so I am putting out this feeler to see if
anyone has any experience on this and could give me information about a
sensitizing recipe they use. For example a solution compositon, Immersion
times, stanneous/palladium chloride depositon rate, thickness necessary for
Nickel to adhere. Also I cannot find a supplier for the palladium chloride.
I have found companies that sell the solution in bulk but not in small
quantities which is what I need.

Any general information on platting Electrodless nickel on SiO2 would also
be appreciated
Thank You

Ahmed Shuja
Research Assistant
Center for Microelectronics and MEMS
University of Cincinnati

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