ELECTROLESS AUTOCATALYTIC PLATINUM PLATING

摘要

This invention relates to electroless autocatalytic plating of platinum onto a substrate, an aqueous platinum plating bath, a process for plating a uniform coating of platinum onto various substrates using an electroless autocatalytic plating composition, and a platinum plated article formed therefrom. The plating bath of this invention allows direct autocatalytic plating of platinum on catalytically active and inactive, conductive and non-conductive substrates, avoiding the extra costs of activativing a catalytically inactive substrate.