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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
Applicants:
Shamsuddin Ilias, Greensboro, NC (US);
Mohammad A. Islam, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Shamsuddin Ilias, Greensboro, NC (US);
Mohammad A. Islam, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/18 (2006.01); B05D 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of controlling properties of a thin film applied to a substrate whereby the properties of the thin film may be controlled by the surface morphology of the substrate. Methods of increasing a deposition rate of an electroless plating process applied to a substrate, controlling the grain size distribution and/or grain size of a thin film applied to a substrate and maintaining a uniform overpotential of an electroless plating process on a substrate are also provided.