Electroforming process for microsystems fabrication

PK Rai, A Gupta - Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Being an unconventional technique of additive micro-manufacturing, electroforming has
garnered significant interest from various industrial sectors because of its capability to offer …

Recent Advances in Electrodeposition of Nickel-Based Nanocomposites Enhanced with Lubricating Nanoparticles

T Guan, N Zhang - Nanomanufacturing and Metrology, 2024 - Springer
Recently, nanomaterials such as graphene, polytetrafluoroethylene, WS 2, and MoS 2 have
emerged as pioneering additives and fillers in metal nanocomposite electrodeposition …

Toward Defect‐Free Nanoimprinting

T Guan, N Huang, R Song, T Mao, A Jagannath… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoimprinting large‐area structures, especially high‐density features like meta lenses,
poses challenges in achieving defect‐free nanopatterns. Conventional high‐resolution …

Additive manufacturing of high-performance Ni-Co coatings for micro/nanomold applications using an advanced gradient ultrasonic electrochemical deposition …

H Liu, M He, J Li, K Chen, H Zhang - Additive Manufacturing, 2024 - Elsevier
The mass production of polymeric microdevices using microinjection molding or
nanoimprinting necessitates high-performance micro/nano Ni-Co molds. However, the …

Anti-corrosion and flame-retardant properties of environmentally benign smart functionalized WS2/rGO in epoxy coatings for enhanced steel structural protection in …

JR Xavier, SP Vinodhini, JR Beryl - Materials Today Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
The epoxy matrix (EP) was filled with the rGO-APOD/WS 2 nanofiller that was generated
through mixing the surface-modified WS 2 with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and 2-amino …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling up the fabrication of wafer-scale Ni-MoS2/WS2 nanocomposite moulds using novel intermittent ultrasonic-assisted dual-bath micro-electroforming

T Guan, Y Lu, X Wang, MD Gilchrist, F Fang… - Ultrasonics …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the scale-up fabrication process for electroformed Ni-MoS 2/WS 2 composite moulds, the
formulation of nanosheets is critical, since the size, charge, and their distribution can largely …

[HTML][HTML] Precision electroforming of nickel nanocomposite mould for defects-free demoulding in polymer micro replication: Surface properties, performance validation …

T Guan, S Zaki, PD Haasbroek, T Mao, R Yu… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microinjection moulding and micro/nano hot embossing are two promising manufacturing
processes for the mass production of polymer workpieces with micro/nano structures …

Pulse current electroforming of Ni-PTFE nanocomposite mold insert with long-lifetime and anti-adhesive properties

L Zhang, D Yang, Z Ma, Z Deng, Z Li, D Drummer… - Electrochimica …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymeric micro features tend to deform and break under the demolding force during
injection molding process, which becomes a bottleneck problem limiting its precision …

[HTML][HTML] Study on mechanical and tribological properties of electroformed nickel composite mould Co-deposited with nano-sized PTFE particles

T Guan, MD Gilchrist, F Fang, N Zhang - Journal of Materials Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To improve the lubrication and wear resistance of nickel composite moulds, nano-sized
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) particles were co-deposited with nickel. This work reports the …

Nickel doped tungsten disulfide grown on carbon cloth for flexible supercapacitors

K Pandey, HK Jeong - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024 - Elsevier
We present the synthesis of flower-shaped nickel-doped tungsten disulfide on flexible
activated carbon cloth (ACC) using a simple hydrothermal technique for flexible symmetric …