Resumen
Method of obtaining substrate-free metal flakes by means of a light-activated electroless deposition process. The invention consists of a method of manufacturing substrate-free metal flakes from a first electrochemical process and a subsequent chemical process. During the electrochemical process, illumination of the semiconductor substrate immersed in a solution of metal cations results in the reduction of these ions into metal atoms by electroless deposition on the semiconductor surface discontinuously, giving rise to flakes of thickness in the range of nanometers and an area of up to several square millimeters. The subsequent chemical process is used to attack the semiconductor, thus allowing the metal flakes to be released from the substrate. The method makes it possible to obtain flakes free of substrate in a fast, reproducible way, with a low cost and with equipment that can be easily transferred to the industry. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)