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Interfacial Reactions and Mechanical Properties of Sn-58Bi Solder Joints with Ag Nanoparticles Prepared Using Ultra-Fast Laser Bonding

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MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14020335

Keywords

low-temperature bonding; laser process; Ag nanoparticle (Ag NP); interfacial reaction; intermetallic compounds (IMCs); mechanical property

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  1. Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Republic of Korea

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The study investigated the effects of Ag nanoparticle addition on interfacial reactions and mechanical properties of Sn-58Bi solder joints using ultra-fast laser soldering. The addition of Ag nanoparticles improved mechanical properties by reducing brittle fracture and suppressing IMC growth, but excessive addition degraded mechanical properties due to coarsened Ag3Sn IMCs.
The effects of Ag nanoparticle (Ag NP) addition on interfacial reaction and mechanical properties of Sn-58Bi solder joints using ultra-fast laser soldering were investigated. Laser-assisted low-temperature bonding was used to solder Sn-58Bi based pastes, with different Ag NP contents, onto organic surface preservative-finished Cu pads of printed circuit boards. The solder joints after laser bonding were examined to determine the effects of Ag NPs on interfacial reactions and intermetallic compounds (IMCs) and high-temperature storage tests performed to investigate its effects on the long-term reliabilities of solder joints. Their mechanical properties were also assessed using shear tests. Although the bonding time of the laser process was shorter than that of a conventional reflow process, Cu-Sn IMCs, such as Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn, were well formed at the interface of the solder joint. The addition of Ag NPs also improved the mechanical properties of the solder joints by reducing brittle fracture and suppressing IMC growth. However, excessive addition of Ag NPs degraded the mechanical properties due to coarsened Ag3Sn IMCs. Thus, this research predicts that the laser bonding process can be applied to low-temperature bonding to reduce thermal damage and improve the mechanical properties of Sn-58Bi solders, whose microstructure and related mechanical properties can be improved by adding optimal amounts of Ag NPs.

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