Patent ID: 7927454
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: B41M,C23C,H01L,H05K

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a metallic material on a receptor comprising the steps of: placing a donor element proximate a receptor, wherein the donor element comprises a donor substrate and a thermal transfer layer, wherein the thermal transfer layer comprises a catalytic material, and wherein the thermal transfer layer of the donor element is placed proximate the surface of the receptor; transferring at least a portion of the thermal transfer layer from the donor element to the receptor, wherein the transfer is carried out using a laser; electrolessly depositing a metallic material on the receptor by growth of the metallic material on the catalytic material, wherein the catalytic material is a catalyst precursor; and converting the catalyst precursor to an active catalytic material, wherein the catalyst precursor is converted before the thermal transfer layer is thermally transferred.