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http://dx.doi.org/10.3740/MRSK.2011.21.5.283

Effects of Hardeners and Catalysts on the Reliability of Copper to Copper Adhesive Joint  

Min, Kyung-Eun (Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Center, KITECH)
Kim, Hae-Yeon (Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Center, KITECH)
Bang, Jung-Hwan (Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Center, KITECH)
Kim, Jong-Hoon (Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Center, KITECH)
Kim, Jun-Ki (Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Center, KITECH)
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Korean Journal of Materials Research / v.21, no.5, 2011 , pp. 283-287 More about this Journal
Abstract
As the performance of microelectronic devices is improved, the use of copper as a heat dissipation member is increasing due to its good thermal conductivity. The high thermal conductivity of copper, however, leads to difficulties in the joining process. Satisfactory bonding with copper is known to be difficult, especially if high shear and peel strengths are desired. The primary reason is that a copper oxide layer develops rapidly and is weakly attached to the base metal under typical conditions. Thus, when a clean copper substrate is bonded, the initial strength of the joint is high, but upon environmental exposure, an oxide layer may develop, which will reduce the durability of the joint. In this study, an epoxy adhesive formulation was investigated to improve the strength and reliability of a copper to copper joint. Epoxy hardeners such as anhydride, dihydrazide, and dicyandiamide and catalysts such as triphenylphosphine and imidazole were added to an epoxy resin mixture of DGEBA and DGEBF. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses revealed that the curing temperatures were dependent on the type of hardener rather than on the catalyst, and higher heat of curing resulted in a higher Tg. The reliability of the copper joint against a high temperature and high humidity environment was found to be the lowest in the case of dihydrazide addition. This is attributed to its high water permeability, which led to the formation of a weak boundary layer of copper oxide. It was also found that dicyandiamide provided the highest initial joint strength and reliability while anhydride yielded intermediate performance between dicyandiamide and dihydrazide.
Keywords
$\underline{adhesive}$; $\underline{copper\joining}$; epoxy; hardener; catalyst;
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