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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Macdermid Acumen, Inc., Waterbury, CT (US);
Inventor:
David W. Minsek, New Milford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 5/10 (2006.01); C25D 3/12 (2006.01); C25D 3/22 (2006.01); C25D 3/38 (2006.01); C25D 3/56 (2006.01); C25D 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 3/12 (2013.01); C25D 3/22 (2013.01); C25D 3/38 (2013.01); C25D 3/565 (2013.01); C25D 5/10 (2013.01); C25D 9/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of electroplating metal onto a transparent conductive oxide layer is described. The method comprises the steps of a) electroplating a zinc or zinc oxide seed layer directly onto the transparent conductive oxide layer and thereafter, b) electroplating one or more additional metal layers over the zinc layer. The one or more additional metal layers may include a cobalt strike layer electroplated over the zinc or zinc oxide seed layer and another metal layer such as copper, electroplated over the cobalt strike layer.