EP0109402A1 - Catalyst solutions for activating non-conductive substrates and electroless plating process. - Google Patents
Catalyst solutions for activating non-conductive substrates and electroless plating process.Info
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- EP0109402A1 EP0109402A1 EP83901290A EP83901290A EP0109402A1 EP 0109402 A1 EP0109402 A1 EP 0109402A1 EP 83901290 A EP83901290 A EP 83901290A EP 83901290 A EP83901290 A EP 83901290A EP 0109402 A1 EP0109402 A1 EP 0109402A1
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
- C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
- C23C18/00—Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating; Contact plating
- C23C18/16—Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating; Contact plating by reduction or substitution, e.g. electroless plating
- C23C18/18—Pretreatment of the material to be coated
- C23C18/20—Pretreatment of the material to be coated of organic surfaces, e.g. resins
- C23C18/28—Sensitising or activating
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- the present invention relates to electroless plating, and particularly to improved catalyst solutions for activating non- conductive substrates and an improved electroless plating pro cess.
- Metallization processes for non-conductive substrates usins noble metal baths as activators are well known. These processes are useful for applying decorative metal to articles such as glass and are particularly useful in metallizing printed cir cuit boards, especially those having holes punched or drilled therein.
- metal baths are used sequentially, by providing first a film of Group IV metal ion reducing agent, e.g., stannous ion, followed by a bath which provides a film of reduced precious metal, e.g., palladium, on the surface of the substrate.
- This process activates or sensitizes the surface of the substrate for subsequent electroless metal deposition.
- Various 2-step activation systems and improvements are found in the art. These processes presented problems, especially with copper clad laminates as substrates, such as inadequate metal- to-metal bonding in the subsequent electroless metal deposi tion, lack of uniformity of results and unstable activator baths.
- the activating baths typically contain a protective metal, the preferred embodiment being a tin-palladium sol, the tin being the protective metal, as disclosed for example by Shipley U.S. Patent 3,011,920.
- unitary metal activator baths have been called colloidal or semi-colloidal in most prior art or solutions as in U.S. Patent 3,672,938 to Zeblisky. Regardless of the physical description, they are all unitary noble metal sol activators as opposed to the 2-step activator systems and will be referred to herein as unitary or single step activator sols or baths.
- the presence of the protective metal causes other problems in the electroless metal deposition step, such as lengthy initiation times for metal deposition and blistering of metal from substrates after metal deposition when using non- metallic substrates. When copper clad substrates are used, poor copper-to-copper adhesion can result after copper deposition.
- Hole wall pullaway or separation of the plate composite from the hole wall of thru-holes in printed circuit boards can also be a problem.
- the pullaway can happen in operations subsequent to electroplating either during fusing of the tin lead coating or during soldering on components of the finished printed circuit board. Studies have shown that with elimination of acceleration, an increase in the amount of pullaway will result.
- Patent 3,961,109 to Kremer et al phenol or aromatic alcohol type compounds are used as additives to the activator bath. Accel eration in fluoboric acid is included.
- U.S. Patent 4,153,746 to Kilthau EDTA is used as an additive at a specified low pH although EDTA shows very little solubility at this low pH.
- a stripping step is included after activation.
- the activator solution comprises an aliphatic sulphonic acid as at least part of the acid. Again, however, the use of an acceleration step is disclosed employing fluoboric acid.
- a composition for activating a substrate for electroless metallization comprising: a noble metal that is catalytic to a chemical reduction plating process, salts capable of forming a pro tective metal sol in water, a source of halide ions in excess of that provided by the noble metal and salts for forming the protective metal sol, and at least one organic acid, which is substantially soluble in the plating bath, selected from the group consisting of aliphatic carboxylic acids, aromatic carboxylic acids, amino acids and combinations of these.
- the invention is preferably employed for electrolessly plating copper and nickel, most preferably copper, but can also be employed for activating substrates prior to plating gold, palladium, and cobalt..
- This invention also comprehends the use of the above activator sols in an overall combination of steps constituting a complete chemical plating system which combination provides not only fewer steps than the conventional system, but comparable or improved results.
- the traditional acceleration step and rinse following are deleted when using the activator of this invention without problems encountered in the prior art, such as blistering of metal to substrate, slow initiation times in the electroless plating step when using non-metallic substrates and poor copper- to-copper adhesion when using copper clad laminates as substrates. There is no increase of hole wall pullaway on thru-holes which can be a major cause of rejected printed circuit boards.
- the activator of this invention several copper electroless plating baths were used without acceleration, and results were good with all baths. Thus, two steps are removed from the prior art plating process making for easier and less expensive operation.
- An additional important advantage of deleting the acceleration step is the elimination of a waste disposal process for the acceleration bath and subse quent rinse.
- fluoboric acid is typically used for acceleration. Fluoride ion in solution in itself is very corrosive and must be handled with great care. Protective clothing and goggles must be worn for any handling of the bath including waste disposal. Waste disposal also in volves slowly and carefully neutralizing with a base to a pH of 7. This reaction generates heat and can be dangerous. Other acceleration baths can provide similar waste disposal problems.
- a lower noble metal concentration is used in the working activator bath of this invention compared to the conventional bath, making the bath less expensive to operate.
- Metex Electroless Copper 9048 is a high speed bath run at about 130°F.
- Metex Copper 9027 is a high speed room temperature bath.
- MACu Dep 60 is a medium temp erature (about 100°F.) high speed bath.
- MACu Dep 20 is a room temperature, slow speed bath. High speed provides a thicker metal film than slow speed in the same time. They are used depending on production needs.
- These copper baths include the major components of electroless copper baths and comprise: a solvent, usually water; a source of cupric ions; a source of hydroxide ions; a complexor or chelator, such as EDTA, to maintain the copper in solution; and a reducing agent, such as formaldehyde.
- the preferred range of concentrations encompasses from about 0.0398 to about 0.1194 gm./l. palladium and from about 2 to about 6 gm./l. stannous ion.
- workability is not limited to this range, but encompasses from about .02 gm./l. to about 8 gm./l. palladium and from about 1 gm./l. to about 300 gm./l. stannous ion.
- the activator bath of this invention comprises one or more organic acids, such as tartaric, citric, maleic, malonic, glycolic, and gluconic, as illustrated in the examples, the preferred acids being tartaric and/or citric acids. Also effective are glutaric acid, glycine, and salicylic acid.
- the workable concentration of the organic acid or acids is limited on the upper range only by saturation in the bath. It is obvious that at saturation, results will not be improved by additional organic acid. Any amount of organic acid added to the bath improves results, from about 1 gm./l. to saturation, maximum results being attained at from about 10 to about 80 gm./l. of organic acid.
- the plating process of this invention comprises first cleaning the nonconductive substrate with suitable cleaners known to the art, followed by appropriate rinses.
- the substrate then is usually etched with a chemical etchant, several of which are commercially available for this purpose, in order to prepare the surface for reception of the activating metal. Acid dips, neutralizers, and water rinses may be included before and after etching if applicable.
- the etched substrate is then contacted with the activator of this invention for from about 2 to about 5 minutes-and water rinsed for about 3 minutes, although these times may vary somewhat.
- a predip in a bath containing halide ions may be included before activation.
- the substrates are next chemically plated, and any number of electroless metal compositions and methods known to the art can be used. This then can be followed if desired, by electroplating in the conventional manner with copper or any other desired metal.
- Acid dip sulfuric acid, 10% by volume, 70°F., 2 minutes.
- the activator bath of this invention in its preferred embodiment, comprising 0.0597 gm./l. palladium, 3 gm./l. stannous ion, 7.5 gm./l. tartaric acid, and 3.0 gm./l. citric acid, was prepared for use in a 30 gal. tank. Chloride normality of the bath was maintained at 3.5 to 4.5N.
- the plating cycle of this invention as described above was used.
- the control cycle for the purposes of prior art comparison was a commercially available prior art plating cycle known as MacDermid Metex PTH Process which includes an acid acceleration bath, Metex PTH Accelerator 9071.
- the control cycle contained a commercially available activator bath, MacDermid Metex PTH Activator 9070 (D'Ottavio U.S. Patents 3,532,518 and 3,650,913).
- the substrates used were copper clad laminate production printed circuit boards with thru-holes. Half of the boards were run through the cycle of this invention and the other half through the control cycle which was in use for production at the time of this testing procedure. Times and temperatures were the same for both cycles as were the compositions of the bath except for the activator baths and the accelerator bath for the control cycle. Both sets of boards were electrolessly plated in a commercially available copper bath, MacDermid MACu Dep 60.
- an activator bath was prepared using, the preferred concentration of palladium, stannous ion, and chloride without the organic acid of this invention. Ths plating process of this invention as stated in Example 1 was used with the above prior art bath. Copper clad substrates were used. Blistering of the copper from the copper-clad substrate was observed after electroless deposition on all samples. The prior art activator bath which does not contain the organic acid of this invention gives poor results when used with the plating process of this invention.
- Activator baths of this invention in its preferred embodiment were prepared with chloride normalities of 3.4, 3.6, and 4.6.
- the plating process of this invention as stated in Example 1 was used with copper clad substrates. Copper-to- copper adhesion was found to be good on all samples after copper, deposition.
- Example 1 The plating process of this invention as stated in Example 1 was used for Examples 6-11. All substrates were electroless plated in Metex Copper 9027.
- MacDermid Metex PTH Accelerator 9074 was used for prior art comparison (Examples 12 and 13).
- the plating cycle used for Examples 12 and 13 was MacDermid Metex PTH Process.
- the amount of copper deposited on the substrate was measured in average microinches of copper coverage after electroless deposition.
- the data shows 16 to 18 microinches more copper is deposited on the epoxy surface than on the copper clad surface in the same deposition time (Examples 6-11, Table I).
- the data shows that 9 microinches more of copper is deposited on the epoxy than the copper clad substrate in the same deposition time.
- the larger differential is advantageous when printed circuit boards having composite copper clad and epoxy or non-metallic surfaces are used as substrates, since it is the epoxy that is important to be plated, not the copper cladding.
- Activator baths of this invention were prepared comprising 0.1194 gm./l. palladium and 6 gm./l. stannous ion. having a chloride normality of 3.6N with each bath containing 10 gm./l. of one of the following acids: tartaric, citric, maleic, malonic, glycolic, gluconic. Copper clad substrates were subjected to the plating process of this invention as described in Example 1 using the above described activator baths. Two commercially-available electroless copper baths were used, Metex Copper 9027 and MACu Dep 20. The substrates were inspected for copper-to-copper adhesion after electroless plating. Good adhesion was found with all samples.
- Activator baths comprising 0.1194 gm./l. palladium, 6 gm./l. stannous ion, and 10 gm./l. of an aromatic carboxylic acid such as salicylic acid or an amino acid such as glycine were prepared. Chloride normalities were 3.6N. The procedure of Example 19 was followed with these baths and subsequent electroless deposition of copper.
- Bath #1 comprises a commercially-available activator bath, MacDermid Mactivate 10 which comprises 0.0597 gm./l. palladium and 3.0 gm./l. stannous ion and had a chloride normality of 3.6N.
- Bath #2 comprises the preferred embodiment of this invention, comprising 0.0597 gm./l. palladium and 3.0 gm./l. stannous. ion. Chloride normality is 3.6N.
- Bath #2 also comprises 7.5 gm./l. tartaric acid and 3.0 gm./l. citric acid.
- a series of copper clad substrates were immersed in both baths for the same length of time. Copper build-up in the baths in ppm was measured by the atomic absorption method. Bath #2 (invention) showed significantly less copper build-up than Bath #1 (prior art). The copper build- up in the baths is shown in the attached Figure.
- An activator bath comprising 7% MacDermid Metex PTH Activator 9070 (D'Ottavio U.S. Patents 3,532,518 and 3,650,913) was prepared. Analysis .showed working bath concentrations to be 0.0597 gm./l. palladium and 3 gm./l. stan nous ion. Chloride normality was 4.6N. Copper clad laminates were subjected to the commercially-available MacDermid Metex PTH plating process which differs from the plating process of this invention by inclusion of the acceleration step in Metex PTH Accelerator 9071. Absorption data showed 0.69 mg./sq. cm. palladium and 0.8 mg./sq. cm. tin on the substrates after the activation. After electroless copper plating, the substrates had a dark pink color and poor metal coverage, especially on the edges of the substrate.
- An activator bath of this invention in its preferred embodiment comprising 0.0597 gm./l. palladium and 3 gm./l. tin, chloride normality of 3.6N, 7.5 gm./l. tartaric acid and 3.0 gm./l. citric acid was prepared. Copper clad laminates were subjected to the plating process of this invention. Analysis verified that the bath contained 0.0597 gm./l. palladium and 3 gm./l. stannous ion. Absorption data showed 0.8 mg./sq. cm. palladium and 2076 mg./sq. cm. tin on the substrate after activation. Good copper coverage and no voids were found after electroless copper plating.
- the activator bath of this invention gives good results at a lower working concentration of palladium using the plating process of this invention which does not include acceleration compared to the prior art activator bath used in the prior art plating process which includes acceleration.
- Substrates consisting of panels of ABS plastic and ep oxies were subjected to the activator bath of this invention in its preferred embodiment and the plating process of this invention.
- a commercially available nickel bath was used for electroless plating known as MacDermid MACuplex 9340 Elec troless Nickel.
- the plating process used comprised subjecting the substrates to the following steps:
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Abstract
Composition d'activation améliorée permettant de préparer des substrats pour effectuer une métallisation dans un bain de placage sans passage de courant électrique. Un procédé amélioré est également décrit pour activer des substrats avant d'effectuer la métallisation, ainsi qu'un procédé amélioré de métallisation utilisant le procédé d'activation amélioré. Le dépôt sans passage de courant électrique qui consiste à réduire chimiquement les ions du métal à plaquer à partir du bain de placage et sur une surface activée d'un substrat, est amélioré en utilisant un acide organique dans le bain d'activation qui active la surface du substrat. Des bains d'activation préférés contiennent des ions halogénure de palladium pour former une surface catalytique sur le substrat, des ions halogénure stanneux pour former un sol protecteur, une source d'ions d'un halogénure supplémentaire, et un acide organique tel que des acides citriques ou tartariques. La composition et le procédé permettent l'élimination d'une étape d'accélération conventionnellement requise, tout en donnant des résultats d'une qualité sensiblement supérieure spécialement avec des substrats ayant des trous traversants nécessitant un revêtement, tels que des plaques à circuits imprimés sur lesquelles doit être effectué un placage de cuivre.Improved activating composition for preparing substrates for metallization in a plating bath without passing electric current. An improved method is also described for activating substrates before performing metallization, as well as an improved method of metallization using the improved activation method. The deposition without passage of electric current which consists in chemically reducing the ions of the metal to be plated from the plating bath and on an activated surface of a substrate, is improved by using an organic acid in the activation bath which activates the substrate surface. Preferred activation baths contain palladium halide ions to form a catalytic surface on the substrate, stannous halide ions to form a protective sol, an ion source of an additional halide, and an organic acid such as acids citric or tartaric. The composition and the method allow the elimination of a conventionally required acceleration step, while giving results of appreciably higher quality especially with substrates having through holes requiring a coating, such as printed circuit boards on which must be copper plated.
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