Silver plating has been with us for many, many decades. Changes to formulations required to service the electronics industry drove changes to formulations that had been around for some time. With the current requirements regarding legislation/environment and the new potential applications in the photo voltaic (solar) market driving changes this paper will 1) review past & present formulations and applications but 2) discuss the driving forces and new applications that are forcing formulation changes for the first time in many years regarding silver plating.
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