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http://dx.doi.org/10.6117/kmeps.2017.24.4.065

Preparation of 40 wt.% Ag-coated Cu Particles with Thick Ag Shells and Suppression of Defects in the Particles  

Choi, Eun Byeol (Program of Materials Science & Engineering, Convergence Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials, Seoul National University of Science & Technology)
Lee, Jong-Hyun (Department of Materials Science & Engineering Seoul National University of Science & Technology)
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Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society / v.24, no.4, 2017 , pp. 65-71 More about this Journal
Abstract
To prepare the Cu-based filler material indicating enhanced oxidation resistance property and Ag content, Ag-coated Cu particles was fabricated by Ag plating of 40 wt % on the spherical Cu particles with an average size of $2{\mu}m$ and their oxidation behavior was also evaluated. In the case that ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid was used alone, the fabricated particles frequently showed broken structures such as delamination at Ag shell/core Cu interface and hollow structure that are induced by excessive galvanic displacement reaction. As a result, fraction of defect particles increased up to 19.88% after the Ag plating of 40 wt.%. However, the fraction in the 40 wt.% Ag-coated Cu particles decreased to 9.01% and relatively smooth surface and dense microstructure in the Ag shell were also observed with additional usage of hydroquinone as a complexing agent. Ag-coated Cu particles having the enhanced microstructure did not show any weight increase by oxidation for exposure to air at $160^{\circ}C$ for 2 h, indicating increased oxidation resistance property.
Keywords
Ag-coated Cu particle; Thick Ag shell; Galvanic displacement; Defect; Oxidation resistance;
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