Effect of nanoparticles addition on the microstructure and properties of lead-free solders: a review

P Zhang, S Xue, J Wang, P Xue, S Zhong, W Long - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
With the development of microelectronic packaging and increasingly specific service
environment of solder joints, much stricter requirements have been placed on the properties …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the synthesis of copper-based nanoparticles for metal–metal bonding processes

Y Kobayashi, Y Yasuda, T Morita - Journal of Science: Advanced Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
This review introduces our study on the development of Cu-based nanoparticles suitable as
fillers in the metal–metal bonding process. Colloid solutions of various nanoparticles such …

Microstructures and properties of new Sn–Ag–Cu lead-free solder reinforced with Ni-coated graphene nanosheets

G Chen, F Wu, C Liu, VV Silberschmidt… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Ni-coated graphene (Ni-GNS) composite reinforcement was prepared by
electroless plating method.•Ni-GNS/SAC305 composite solders were further prepared …

Effect of silver (Ag) nanoparticle size on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Sn58Bi–Ag composite solders

Y Li, YC Chan - Journal of Alloys and compounds, 2015 - Elsevier
The effect of Ag nanoparticle size on the microstructure of solder matrix, microhardness,
growth of solder/Cu interfacial intermetallic compounds (IMC) and shear strength were …

Microstructure, thermal analysis and hardness of a Sn–Ag–Cu–1 wt% nano-TiO2 composite solder on flexible ball grid array substrates

AK Gain, YC Chan, WKC Yung - Microelectronics Reliability, 2011 - Elsevier
Sn–Ag–Cu composite solders reinforced with nano-sized, nonreacting, noncoarsening
1wt% TiO2 particles were prepared by mechanically dispersing TiO2 nano-particles into Sn …

The influence of addition of Al nano-particles on the microstructure and shear strength of eutectic Sn–Ag–Cu solder on Au/Ni metallized Cu pads

AK Gain, T Fouzder, YC Chan, A Sharif… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2010 - Elsevier
In order to identify the effect of the addition of Al nano-particles to eutectic Sn–Ag–Cu solder,
the interfacial microstructure between the solder and Au/Ni metallized Cu pad ball grid array …

Interfacial microstructure, wettability and material properties of nickel (Ni) nanoparticle doped tin–bismuth–silver (Sn–Bi–Ag) solder on copper (Cu) substrate

AK Gain, L Zhang - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2016 - Springer
This paper investigates the influence of adding nickel (Ni) nanoparticles on the
microstructure, wettability and material properties of Sn–35Bi–1Ag (wt%) based solders …

Metal–metal bonding process using metallic copper nanoparticles prepared in aqueous solution

Y Kobayashi, T Shirochi, Y Yasuda, T Morita - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
A method for preparing metallic Cu nanoparticles in aqueous solution is proposed, and
metal–metal bonding with the use of the nanoparticles is demonstrated. The metallic Cu …

Computational and experimental investigation on mechanical behavior of zirconia toughened alumina and nickel powder reinforced EN31 based composite material

A Saxena, SP Dwivedi, A Dixit… - Materialwissenschaft …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the present investigation, EN31 steel alloy based composite material has been developed
using zirconia toughened alumina as primary reinforcement material and Ni powder as …

The influence of a small amount of Al and Ni nano-particles on the microstructure, kinetics and hardness of Sn–Ag–Cu solder on OSP-Cu pads

AK Gain, YC Chan - Intermetallics, 2012 - Elsevier
In order to identify the effect of the addition of Al and Ni nano-particles to Sn–Ag–Cu solder,
the interfacial microstructure between the composite solders and Organic Solderability …