FINAL PROGRAM

SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON METALLIZED PLASTICS: FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS

DECEMBER 2-3, 1999

ROBERT TREAT HOTEL

NEWARK, NJ

This symposium is the seventh in a continuing series designed to bring together an international group of experts to discuss the latest developments in the field of metallized plastics. Metallized plastics have become a burgeoning technology with applications ranging from decorative design to optical coatings to advanced thin film wiring schemes in the microelectronics industry. This symposium will follow up on the latest developments in this tremendously active field and provide a forum for the discussion of cutting edge advancements and review and consolidate the accomplishments which have been achieved thus far.



SESSION I: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1999



8:30-8:35: Opening Remarks



8:35-9:05: Simplification of Electroless Plating Processes by Activation of Polymer Surfaces Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Devices; M. Charbonnier1, M. Romand1, H. Esrom2 and R. Seeböck2; 1) Laboratoire de Sciences et Ingénierie des Surfaces; Université Claude Bernard - LYON 1, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, FRANCE; 2) Fachhochschule Mannheim, University of Applied Sciences, 68163 Mannheim, Windeckstraße 110, GERMANY (p. 1)



9:05-9:35: Metallization of Plastics by Direct Electroplating or Electroless Plating - Without the Need of a Continuous Conducting Seed Layer; Dinesh Sood; Department of Materials Science & Engineering, RMIT University, 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne 3000, AUSTRALIA (p. 2)



9:35-10:05: Metallization of Polymers by Plasma Pretreatment Followed by an Electroplating Process; Th. Matthée, A. Weber, R. Pöckelmann and C.-P. Klages; Fraunhofer Institut für Schicht und Oberflächentechnik, Bienroder Weg 54E, D-38108, Braunschweig, GERMANY (p. 3)



10:05-10:30: COFFEE BREAK



10:30-11:00: Surface Pre-Treatment of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene and the Consequences for Metal Adhesion; Takashi Nishino, Jun'ichi Nakano and Katsuhiko Nakamae; Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Rokko, Nada, Kobe, JAPAN (p. 4)



11:00-11:30: Imroved Aluminum Mirror Quality in Large-Scale Car Lighting Production by Integrating Plasma Pretreatment, Sputtering and Plasma Polymerization; H. Grünwald, R. Adam, W. Dicken, t. Gebele, J. Bartella and K. Nauenburg; Leybold-Systems GmbH, Wilhelm-Rohn-Str. 25, D-63450 Hanau, GERMANY (p. 5)



11:30-12:00: Modification of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) and Copper Surfaces by Graft Copolymerization for Adhesion Improvement; Jinzhu Wu, E. T. Kang and K. G. Neoh; Department of Chemical Engineering National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, SINGAPORE 119260 (p. 6)



12:00-1:30 LUNCH



SESSION II: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1999



1:30-2:00: Metallization of Modified Fluoropolymers; Terrence G. Vargo and Timothy S. Koloski; Integument Technologies, Inc., Jamestown, NY 14702-0507 (p. 7)



2:00-2:30: Inverse CVD: a Novel Synthetic Approach to Metallized Polymeric Films; David W. Thompson1 and Robin E. Southward2; 1) Department of Chemistry, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187; 2) Structures and Materials Competency, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681 (p. 8)



2:30-3:00: Ligand Effects in the Single-Stage Metallization of Polyimides via Silver and Gold Complexes; Robin E. Southward1 and David W. Thompson2 ; 1) Structures and Materials Competency, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681; 2) Department of Chemistry, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187 (p. 9)



3:00-3:30: COFFEE BREAK



3:30-4:00: Metallization on Polymers Modified by Ion-assisted Reaction; S.K. Koh, J.S. Cho, S. Han, K.H. Kim, and S.C. Choi; Thin Film Technology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul 130-650, KOREA (p . 10)





4:00-4:30: UV-excimer Radiation, a Tool to Generate Selective Metallized Structures on Polymer Surfaces; Herbert Horn-Solle, S.Beil, K.Pochner and E.W. Kreutz; Fraunhofer Institut f. Lasertechnik , Lehrstuhl für Lasertechnik , Steinbachstr. 15, D-52074 Aachen, GERMANY (p. 11)



4:30-5:00: Surface "Metallization" of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Films with a "Synthetic Metal";

L. Y. Ji, E. T. Kang and K. G. Neoh; Department of Chemical Engineering National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, SINGAPORE 119260 (p. 12)



SESSION III: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1999



8:30-9:00: Statistical Design Methods for Optimizing Metallization of PET Film; Junaid Siddiqui and E. L. Mason; DuPont Films, P.O. Box 441, Hopewell, VA 23860 (p. 13)



9:00-9:30: Ultrathin Polyaniline Films on Metal Surfaces: Growth, Polymerization, and Conductivity; N. J. DiNardo1, J. M. Vohs2, Y. Wei3, R. Plank2, and K. Lee2; 1) Department of Physics, Drexel University, 32nd and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104; 2) Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania; 3) Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (p. 14)



9:30-10:00: Metal Doped Plasma Polymer Films; Jörg Friedrich, Iris Retzko, Wolfgang Unger and Andreas Lippitz; Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -Prüfung, D-12200 Berlin, GERMANY (p. 15)



10:00-10:30: COFFEE BREAK



10:30-11:00: Considerations of Interfacial Bonding of Metallized Plastics as Derived from Surface Analytical Investigations; Gene R. Sparrow; Advanced R&D, Inc., P.O. Box 302, Lake Elmo, MN 55042 (p. 16)



11:00-11:30: Chemical Structure Determination, Modelling and Adhesion Enhancement of Metal-Polymer Interfaces; Peter Wu1 and T. M. Lu2; 1) Physics Department, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR 97520; 2) Department of Physics, Renssaelaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180 (p. 17)



11:30-12:00: Nucleation, Growth, and Adhesion of Metal Films on Polymers; F. Faupel, A. Thran, V. Zaporojtchenko, M. Kiene and T. Strunskus; Lehrstuhl für Materialverbunde, Technische Fakultät der Universität Kiel, Kaiserstr. 2, 24143 Kiel, GERMANY (p. 18)



12:00-1:30: LUNCH







SESSION IV: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1999



1:30-2:00: Condensation Coefficients, Surface Diffusion and Chemical Interaction of Noble Metal Atoms at Polymer Surfaces; V. Zaporojtchenko, T. Strunskus, K. Behnke, A. Thran and F. Faupel; Lehrstuhl fuer Materialverbunde, Technische Fakultaet der Universitaet Kiel, Kaiserstr. 2, 24143 Kiel, GERMANY (p. 19)



2:00-2:30: Interaction Between Aluminum and Self-Assembled Monolayers; Robert Opila1, David Allara2, A. E. Hooper2, G. L. Fisher2, N. Winograd2 and J. Eng. Jr1.; 1) Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ 07974; 2) Department of Materials Science and engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (p. 20)



2:30-3:00: A Photoelectron Spectroscopy Investigation of Energy Level Alignment and Metal Interaction at the Interface with Electroluminescent Materials: Poly(2,5 Diheptyl 1-4 Phenylene-alt-2,5 Thienylene) (PDHPT Polymer) and Sexiphenyl (6p Oligomer); A. Rajagopal 1, N. Koch2, G. Leising 2, and J.J. Pireaux3; 1) Lab for Surface Modification, Dept. of Physics, Rutgers University,136, Frelinghuysen Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854; 2) Institut für FestKörperphysik, TU-Graz, A-8010 Graz, AUSTRIA; 3) Facultés Universitaires, Lab. LISE, 61 rue de Bruxelles, B-5000 Namur, BELGIUM (p. 21)



3:00-3:30: The Aluminum/Polyester Interface: a Combined Static Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry & Denstiy Functional Theory Study; Y. Travaly1, P. Bertrand2, X. Gonze2 and G. M. Rignanese2; 1) Laboratory for Surface Modification, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854; 2) PCPM Laboratory, Louvain-La-Neuve University, 1 Place Croix du Sud, B-1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, BELGIUM (p. 22)