Claims
- 1. In the method for coating a silicon-modified organic surface with metal comprising electrolessly depositing a layer of metal on said organic surface from a metal containing bath, the improvement comprising, prior to electroless deposition of the metal, subjecting the silicon-modified surface to an oxygen containing plasma, whereby adhesion between the silicon-modified surface and the electrolessly deposited metal is improved.
- 2. The improvement of claim 1 wherein the plasma also contains a fluorine entity selected from the group consisting of CF.sub.4, C.sub.2 F.sub.6, CF.sub.3 Cl, SF.sub.6, CCl.sub.2 F.sub.2 and NF.sub.3 amounts ranging from about 2 to about 70 mole %.
- 3. The improvement of claim 2 wherein the plasma contains about 30 mole % CF.sub.4.
- 4. The improvement of claim 1 including the subsequent additional step of subjecting the silicon-modified surface to a predominantly fluorine containing plasma for a time sufficient to substantially remove silicon containing molecules from said surface.
- 5. The improvement of claim 4 wherein the fluorine containing plasma comprises more than about 70 mole % CF.sub.4.
- 6. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said silicon-modified surface comprises an organic polymer having silicon containing moieties.
- 7. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said silicon-modified surface comprises an organic polymer which has been treated with a silicon containing material.
- 8. In a method for coating an organic surface with a metal comprising depositing a metal onto the organic surface, the improvement comprising, prior to metal deposition,
- a. treating said organic surface with a liquid silicone containing material, and
- b. subjecting the treated surface to an oxygen containing plasma,
- whereby adhesion between said organic surface and the deposited metal is improved.
- 9. In a method for coating an organic surface with a metal comprising depositing a metal onto the organic surface, the improvement comprising, prior to metal deposition,
- a. treating said organic surface with a hexamethyl disilane liquid, and
- b. subjecting the treated surface to an oxygen containing plasma,
- whereby adhesion between said organic surface and the deposited metal is improved.
- 10. In a method for coating an organic surface with a metal comprising depositing a metal onto the organic surface, the improvement comprising, prior to metal deposition,
- a. treating said organic surface with a silicon containing material, and
- b. subjecting the treated surface to plasma containing a fluorine entity and oxygen, wherein said fluorine containing entity is chosen from the group consisting of CF.sub.4, C.sub.2 F.sub.6, CF.sub.3 CL, SF.sub.6, CCL.sub.2 F.sub.2, and NF.sub.3, and said plasma contains from about 2 to about 70 mole percent of said fluorine containing entity,
- whereby adhesion between said organic surface and the deposited metal is improved.
- 11. In a method for coating an organic surface with a metal comprising depositing a metal onto the organic surface, the improvement comprising, prior to metal deposition,
- a. treating said organic surface with a silicon containing material, and
- b. subjecting the treated surface to a plasma containing oxygen and about 30 mole percent CF.sub.4,
- whereby adhesion between said organic surface and the deposited metal is improved.
- 12. In a method for coating an organic surface with a metal comprising depositing a metal onto the organic surface, the improvement comprising, prior to metal deposition,
- a. treating said organic surface with a silicon containing material,
- b. subjecting the treated surface to an oxygen containing plasma, and
- c. thereafter subjecting said surface to a predominantly fluorine containing plasma to substantially remove silicon containing molecules from said surface,
- whereby adhesion between said organic surface and the deposited metal is improved.
- 13. In a method for coating an organic surface with a metal comprising depositing a metal onto the organic surface, the improvement comprising, prior to metal deposition,
- a. treating said organic surface wit a silicon containing material,
- b. subjecting the treated surface to an oxygen containing plasma, and
- c. thereafter subjecting said surface to a plasma containing about 70 mole percent CF.sub.4 to substantially remove silicon containing molecules from said surface,
- whereby adhesion between said organic surface and the deposited metal is improved.
- 14. In a method for coating an organic surface with a metal comprising depositing a metal onto the organic surface, the improvement comprising, prior to metal deposition,
- a. treating said organic surface with a hexamethyl disilane liquid, and
- b. subjecting the treated surface to a plasma containing oxygen and about 30 mole percent CF.sub.4,
- whereby adhesion between said organic surface and the deposited metal is improved.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of patent application Ser. No. 07/449,184 which issued 12/13/89 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,039,569; which is a divisional of patent application Ser. No. 07/093,923 which issued 9/8/87 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,908,094: which is a divisional of patent application Ser. No. 07/851,856 which issued 4/14/86 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,715,941.
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