Germ layer (electroplating)

The seed layer ( English seed layer ) is in the electroplating a thin layer, which serves for the electrochemical deposition as a crystallisation seed and adhesion base on a substrate. It must be electrically conductive but not necessarily closed.

literature

• Steve Reyntjens, Robert Puers: A review of focused ion beam applications in microsystem technology. In: Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 11, 2001, pp. 287-300, doi : 10.1088 / 0960-1317 / 11/4/301 .
• Jaejin Song, Sangwoo Lim: Effect of Seed Layer on the Growth of ZnO Nanorods. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C . 111, 2007, pp. 596-600, doi : 10.1021 / jp0655017 .