Synthesis and Characterization of Silver-Coated Copper Powder Layer

This paper presents the process of preparing spherical silver-coated copper powder with a silver content of 30-50%, using chemical reduction and by adjusting the silver-coating process. By means of SEM, XRD, grain size analyser, digital ohmmeter and differential thermal analyser, the surface topology, structure and conductivity of silver-coated copper powder and raw copper powder are characterised. The results show that the spherical silver-coated copper powder has superior compact surface, complete coverage, a coated layer reaching a thickness of 336nm and excellent conductivity and anti-oxidation property.