Formation of a nano-porous structured Cu layer by selective etching of a brass layer and sinter-bonding to achieve direct Cu–Cu bonding

A nano porous structured (NPS) Cu layer was fabricated by a Zn plating-annealing-selective etching process. Furthermore, sinter-bonding was performed by thermocompression after forming the NPS Cu layer instead of the conventional paste sinter-bonding process. The sinter-bonding produced a dense Cu–C...

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Main Authors: Wan-Geun Lee, Kwang-Seong Choi, Yong-Sung Eom, Jong-Hyun Lee
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785423031770
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author Wan-Geun Lee
Kwang-Seong Choi
Yong-Sung Eom
Jong-Hyun Lee
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Kwang-Seong Choi
Yong-Sung Eom
Jong-Hyun Lee
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description A nano porous structured (NPS) Cu layer was fabricated by a Zn plating-annealing-selective etching process. Furthermore, sinter-bonding was performed by thermocompression after forming the NPS Cu layer instead of the conventional paste sinter-bonding process. The sinter-bonding produced a dense Cu–Cu joint with minimal oxidation by infiltrating the reducing agent into the NPS Cu layer. Sinter-bonding was performed with under a pressure of 5 MPa at 300 °C in air, and excellent bonding strength of 27 MPa was achieved after a bonding time of 1 min. Moreover, the bonding strength increased to 35 MPa by bonding for 1 min while blowing N2. The optimal thickness of the NPS Cu layer for short-duration sinter-bonding was established, and the oxidation of Cu was suppressed by the infiltration of a reducing agent. Consequently, an excellent shear strength was achieved by sinter-bonding using the NPS Cu layer.
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spelling doaj.art-8281e9206d02475b8cbb50bb02a4743b2024-01-31T05:43:38ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542024-01-012819671974Formation of a nano-porous structured Cu layer by selective etching of a brass layer and sinter-bonding to achieve direct Cu–Cu bondingWan-Geun Lee0Kwang-Seong Choi1Yong-Sung Eom2Jong-Hyun Lee3Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 01811, Republic of KoreaLow-Carbon Integration Tech, Creative Research Section, ETRI, Daejeon, 34129, Republic of KoreaLow-Carbon Integration Tech, Creative Research Section, ETRI, Daejeon, 34129, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 01811, Republic of Korea; Materials Research Institute for Future Convergence, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 01811, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 01811, Republic of Korea.A nano porous structured (NPS) Cu layer was fabricated by a Zn plating-annealing-selective etching process. Furthermore, sinter-bonding was performed by thermocompression after forming the NPS Cu layer instead of the conventional paste sinter-bonding process. The sinter-bonding produced a dense Cu–Cu joint with minimal oxidation by infiltrating the reducing agent into the NPS Cu layer. Sinter-bonding was performed with under a pressure of 5 MPa at 300 °C in air, and excellent bonding strength of 27 MPa was achieved after a bonding time of 1 min. Moreover, the bonding strength increased to 35 MPa by bonding for 1 min while blowing N2. The optimal thickness of the NPS Cu layer for short-duration sinter-bonding was established, and the oxidation of Cu was suppressed by the infiltration of a reducing agent. Consequently, an excellent shear strength was achieved by sinter-bonding using the NPS Cu layer.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785423031770Zn platingAnnealingSelective etchingNano-porous structured Cu layerSinter-bonding
spellingShingle Wan-Geun Lee
Kwang-Seong Choi
Yong-Sung Eom
Jong-Hyun Lee
Formation of a nano-porous structured Cu layer by selective etching of a brass layer and sinter-bonding to achieve direct Cu–Cu bonding
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Zn plating
Annealing
Selective etching
Nano-porous structured Cu layer
Sinter-bonding
title Formation of a nano-porous structured Cu layer by selective etching of a brass layer and sinter-bonding to achieve direct Cu–Cu bonding
title_full Formation of a nano-porous structured Cu layer by selective etching of a brass layer and sinter-bonding to achieve direct Cu–Cu bonding
title_fullStr Formation of a nano-porous structured Cu layer by selective etching of a brass layer and sinter-bonding to achieve direct Cu–Cu bonding
title_full_unstemmed Formation of a nano-porous structured Cu layer by selective etching of a brass layer and sinter-bonding to achieve direct Cu–Cu bonding
title_short Formation of a nano-porous structured Cu layer by selective etching of a brass layer and sinter-bonding to achieve direct Cu–Cu bonding
title_sort formation of a nano porous structured cu layer by selective etching of a brass layer and sinter bonding to achieve direct cu cu bonding
topic Zn plating
Annealing
Selective etching
Nano-porous structured Cu layer
Sinter-bonding
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785423031770
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