Catalytic deposition of metals in solid matrices
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorMoshe Levy
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Abstract
A process for depositing metal in the form of an interlayer within a solid matrix. The process is characterized in the use of electroactive transfer agents to carry electrons from the cathode to the desired locus within the matrix where the metal cation (M.sup.n+) is reduced to its zero-valent state. Also disclosed are composites of metallic-interlayer-containing matrices.
Claims2
A sandwich composite of at least two matrices each of disparate material and each characterized by a metallic interlayer that is electrically-conductive and optically reflective, wherein at least one matrix is a polymer layer having a thickness of about 2 to 100 .mu.m and the thickness of each metal interlayer is about 0.05 to 10 .mu.m.
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