Impurity and alloying effects on interfacial reaction layers in Pb-free soldering

T Laurila, V Vuorinen, M Paulasto-Kröckel - Materials Science and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The objective of this review is to study the effect of minor alloying and impurity elements,
typically present in electronics manufacturing environment, on the interfacial reactions …

A review on the interfacial intermetallic compounds between Sn–Ag–Cu based solders and substrates

G Zeng, S Xue, L Zhang, L Gao, W Dai… - Journal of Materials …, 2010 - Springer
The objective of this review is to study the interfacial intermatallic compounds (IMCs)
between Sn–Ag–Cu based solders and common substrates, which play a crucial role in …

A crystal plasticity investigation of slip system interaction, GND density and stored energy in non-proportional fatigue in Nickel-based superalloy

X Lu, FPE Dunne, Y Xu - International Journal of Fatigue, 2020 - Elsevier
A dislocation and gradient-based crystal plasticity finite element study of fatigue has been
carried out for nickel-based superalloy RR1000 in order to investigate detrimental non …

Nanoindentation identifications of mechanical properties of Cu6Sn5, Cu3Sn, and Ni3Sn4 intermetallic compounds derived by diffusion couples

PF Yang, YS Lai, SR Jian, J Chen, RS Chen - Materials Science and …, 2008 - Elsevier
We report in this paper Young's moduli and hardness of Cu6Sn5, Cu3Sn, and Ni3Sn4
intermetallic compounds (IMCs) measured by nanoindentation. The samples were prepared …

Critical properties of Cu6Sn5 in electronic devices: Recent progress and a review

DK Mu, SD McDonald, J Read, H Huang… - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2016 - Elsevier
As the most common of the intermetallic compounds (IMCs) formed between Sn-based
solders and Cu substrates during the packaging of integrated circuits (ICs), Cu 6 Sn 5 is …

Characterization of IMC layer and its effect on thermomechanical fatigue life of Sn–3.8 Ag–0.7 Cu solder joints

FX Che, JHL Pang - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2012 - Elsevier
Intermetallic compound (IMC) growth was investigated under isothermal aging condition at
125° C for up to 500h. The evolution in the IMC morphology and microstructure were …

Characterization of aging effects in lead free solder joints using nanoindentation

M Hasnine, M Mustafa, JC Suhling… - 2013 IEEE 63rd …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The mechanical properties of a lead free solder are strongly influenced by its microstructure,
which is controlled by its thermal history including solidification rate and thermal aging after …

Joining and interconnect formation of nanowires and carbon nanotubes for nanoelectronics and nanosystems

Q Cui, F Gao, S Mukherjee, Z Gu - Small, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Interconnect formation is critical for the assembly and integration of nanocomponents to
enable nanoelectronics‐and nanosystems‐related applications. Recent progress on joining …

Theoretical explorations of structure, mechanical properties, fracture toughness, electronic properties, and thermal conductivity of Ag-doped η′-Cu6Sn5

A Yang, Y Duan, C Li, J Yi, M Peng - Intermetallics, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the phase stability, elasticity, fracture toughness, electronic characteristics and
thermal conductivity of Ag-doped η′-Cu 6 Sn 5 were explored based on the first-principles …

Fatigue reliability analysis of Sn–Ag–Cu solder joints subject to thermal cycling

FX Che, JHL Pang - IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, thermal cycling tests and finite-element analysis (FEA) for a plastic ball grid
array package with Sn-3.8 Ag-0.7 Cu lead-free solder joints have been performed. The …