Journal
MATERIALS LETTERS
Volume 73, Issue -, Pages 92-94Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2012.01.014
Keywords
Intermetallic compound; Molecular dynamics; Kirkendall void; Solder joint; Diffusivity
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In this paper, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are performed to calculate the diffusivity of Cu and Sn atoms in the Cu3Sn intermetallic compound. Our MD results show that Cu atoms are the dominant diffusion species in Cu3Sn. The diffusion coefficient of Cu atoms in Cu3Sn is about 17 times higher at room temperature (300 K), and 7 times higher at the annealing temperature (423 K) than that of Sn. This large difference in diffusivity between Cu and Sn is believed to be the main cause of Kirkendall void formation within the Cu3Sn layer in lead-free solder joints. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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