Conductive glass fabrics@nickel composites prepared by a facile electroless deposition method

In this work, glass fabrics with uniform nickel layers on the surface were successfully synthesized via a simple electroless deposition method. The optimal electroless deposition parameters were obtained by orthogonal test. The morphology and chemical composition of nickel-coated glass fabrics were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. It was found that the volume of the ammonia water and reaction time played important roles for the formation of uniform nickel coatings. The optimal volume resistivity of the composites with compact nickel layers could reach 6.25 x 10(-3) Omega cm. Such composites with excellent conductivity would broaden the application range of glass fabrics and this method could be scaled up for mass production. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.