Effect of rare earth metal Ce addition to Sn-Ag solder on interfacial reactions with Cu substrate |
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Authors: | Jeong-Won Yoon Bo-In Noh Seung-Boo Jung |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, 440-746, Republic of Korea
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Abstract: | The effect of adding a small amount of rare earth cerium (Ce) element to low Ag containing Sn-1wt%Ag Pb-free solder on its interfacial reactions with Cu substrate was investigated. The growth of intermetallic compounds (IMCs) between three Sn-1Ag-xCe solders with different Ce contents and a Cu substrate was studied and the results were compared to those obtained for the Ce-free Sn-1Ag/Cu systems. In the solid-state reactions of the Sn-1Ag(-xCe)/Cu solder joints, the two IMC layers, Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn, grew as aging time increased. Compared to the Sn-1Ag/Cu joint, the growth of the Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn layers was depressed for the Ce-containing Sn-1Ag-xCe/Cu joint. The addition of Ce to the Sn-Ag solder reduced the growth of the interfacial Cu-Sn IMCs and prevented the IMCs from spalling from the interface. The evenly-distributed Ce elements in the solder region blocked the diffusion of Sn atoms to the interface and retarded the growth of the interfacial IMC layer. |
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