• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.332-337
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• 2015

We have studied the effects of Ag on the characteristics of $Sn_{60}Pb_{40}Ag_x$ (wt%) solder for photovoltaic ribbon. Ag atoms in the solder formed an alloy phase of $Ag_3Sn$ after reacting with some part of Sn atoms, while they did not react with Pb atoms, but decreased the mean size of Pb solid phase. The enhancement of peel strength between solar cell and ribbon is an important part in the developments of long-lifespan solar module. The peel strength of the solder ribbon of $Sn_{60}Pb_{40}$ (wt%) was $169N/mm^2$, and it was largely enhanced by adding a small amount of Ag atoms. The maximum peel strength was $295N/mm^2$ in the solder ribbon of $Sn_{60}Pb_{40}Ag_2$ (wt%). This result is caused by the high binding energy of 162.9 kJ/mol between Ag atoms in the solder and Ag atoms in Ag sheet.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.82-88
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• 2007

Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu lead fee solder was generally utilized in electronics assemblies. But it is insufficient to research about activation energy(Q) that is applying to evaluate the solder joint reliability of environmental friendly electronics assemblies. Therefore this study investigated Q values which are needed to IMC formation and growth of Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu/Cu and Sn-40pb/Cu solder joints during aging treatment. We bonded Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu and Sn-40Pb solders on FR-4 PCB with Cu pad$(t=80{\mu}m)$. After reflow soldering, to observe the IMC formation and growth of the solder joints, test specimens were aged at 70, 150 and $170^{\circ}C$ for 1, 2, 5, 20, 60, 240, 960, 15840, 28800 and 43200 min, respectively. SEM and EDS were utilized to analysis the IMCS. From these results, we measured the total IMC$(Cu_6Sn_5+Cu_3Sn)$ thickness of Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu/Cu and Sn-40Pb/Cu interface, and then obtained Q values for the IMC$(Cu_6Sn_5,\;Cu_3Sn)$ growth of the solder joints.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2000

금속간 화합물의 두께와 솔더와 금속간 화합물의 계면 거칠기가 Cu pad위의 BGA솔더 조인트의 전단강도에 미치는 영향을 Sn (0. 1.5, 2.5wt.% Cu)와 Sn-40Pb (0, 0.5wt.% Cu) 솔더를 사용하여 알아보았다. 각각의 조성의 솔더를 사용하여 솔더링 반응을 1, 2 ,4분 동안 한 후 전단강도를 측정하였다. Sn솔더에 Cu 첨가는 초기 금속간 화합물의 두께를 증가시키는 결과를 가져오는 반면 Sn-40Pb 솔더의 경우에는 주로 금속간 화합물/솔더의 계면거칠기의 감소를 가져오게 된다. 최대 전단 강도값을 나타내는 금속간 화합물의 임계두께는 솔더의 물질에 따라 변하게 되는데, 본 실험에서는 Sn-Cu솔더의 경우에는 ~2.3 $\mu\textrm{m}$, Sn-Pb-Cu에서는 ~ 1.2 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 정도로 측정되었다. 금속간 화합물의 임계두께는 금속간 화합물/솔더의 계면이 더욱 거칠어질수록 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 파단면 관찰에서 나타난 초기의 솔더내에서의 파괴가 금속간 화합물이 임계두께 이상으로 성장함에 금속간 화합물/솔더의 계면으로 이동하는 결과와 일치한다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.402-407
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• 2007

In electronics manufacturing processes, soldering process has generally been used in surface mounting technology. Because of environmental restriction, lead free solders as like a SnAgCu ternary system are being used widely. After soldering process, the formation and growth of intermetalic compounds(IMCs) are formed in the interface between solder and Cu substrate as follows isothermal temperature and time. In this studies, therefore, we investigated the effects of the Cu substrate thickness on the IMC formation and growth of Sn-40Pb/Cu and Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu/Cu solder joints, respectively. The effect of the Cu thickness in PCB Cu pad and pure Cu plate was analyzed as measuring of thickness of each IMC. After solder was soldered on PCB and Cu plate which have different Cu thickness, we measured the IMC thickness in solder joints respectively. Also we compared with the effectiveness of Cu thickness on the IMC growth. From these results, we calculated the activation energy.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.225-233
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• 2007

Effects of alloying elements on the corrosion layer formation of Pb-grid/active materials interface has been researched for improvement of corrosion resistance of Pb-Ca alloy. For this research, various amounts of alloying elements such as Sn, Ag and Ba were added to the Pb-Ca alloys and investigated their corrosion behaviors. Batteries fabricated by using these alloys as cathode grids were subjected to life cycle test. Overcharge life cycle test was carried out at $75^{\circ}C$, 4.5 A, for 110 hrs. with KS standard (KSC 8504). And then, after keeping the battery with open circuit state for 48 hr, discharge was carried out at 300A for 30 sec. Corrosion morphology and interface between Pb-grid and active materials were investigated by using ICP, SEM, WDX, and LPM. Corrosion layer of Pb-Ca alloy got thicken with increasing Ca content. For Pb-Ca-Sn alloy, thickness of corrosion layer decreased as Sn and Ag content increased gradually. In case of Pb-Ca-Sn-Ba alloy, thickness of corrosion layer decreased up to 0.02 wt% Ba addition, whereas, it was not changed in case of above 0.02 wt% Ba addition.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제10권11호
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• pp.770-777
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• 2000

기계적 합금화 공정으로 제조한 $1{\mu\textrm{m}}$ 이하 크기의 $Cu_6Sn_5$를 63Sn-37Pb 솔더합금에 첨가하여, $Cu_6Sn_5$ 첨가분율에 따른 미세구조와 기계적 성질을 Cu를 첨가한 솔더합금과 비교하였다. $Cu_6Sn_5$를 첨가한 솔더합금에 비해 Cu를 첨가한 솔더합금에서 첨가분율에 따른 $Cu_6Sn_5$ 함량의 증가와 크기 성장의 정도가 더욱 현저하게 발생하였다. Cu를 첨가한 솔더합금에 비해 $Cu_6Sn_5$를 첨가한 솔더합금에서 항복강도의 향상 정도는 저하하였으나, 더 높은 최대인장강도를 얻을 수 있었다. 1~9 vol%의 $Cu_6Sn_5$를 첨가함에 따란 63Sn-37Pb 솔더합금의 항복강도가 23 MPa에서 36MPa 정도로 증가하였으며, 1~9vol%의 Cu 첨가시에는 항복강도가 40 MPa로 향상되었다. 각기 5 vol%의 $Cu_6Sn_5$와 Cu를 첨가함에 따라 63Sn-37Pb 솔더합금의 인장강도가 34.7 MPa에서 45.3MPa and to 43.1 MPa로 향상되었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.536-542
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• 2005

Recently European Council(EU) published the RoHS(restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment) which is prohibit the use of Pb, Hg, Cd, $Cr^{+6}$, PBB or PBDE in the electrical and electronic equipments. So EU member States shall ensure that, from 1 July 2006, new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain 6 hazardous substances. The one of the most important in electronics manufacturing process is soldering. Soldering process use the chemical substances which are applied in fluxing and cleaning processes and it can generate the malfunction of electronics caused by corrosion in the fields conditions. Therefore this study researched on the polarization and Tafel properties of Sn40Pb and Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu(SAC) solder based on the electrochemical theory. We prepared SnPb specimens which was aged in $150^{\circ}C,\;180^{\circ}C$ for 15 minutes ana Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu specimens that was aged in $180^{\circ}C,\;220^{\circ}C$ for 10 minutes. Experimental polarization curves were measured in distilled ionized water and $3.5 wt\%$, 1 mole NaCl electrolyte of $40^{\circ}C$, pH 7.5. Ag/AgCl and graphite were utilized by reference and counter electrode, respectively. To observe the electrochemical reaction, polarization test was conducted from -250 mV to +250 mV. From the polarization curves that were composed of anodic and cathodic curves, we obtained Tafel slop, reversible electrode potential(Ecorr) and exchange current density(Icorr). In these results, corrosion rate for two specimen were compared Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu with SnPb solders

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2005

Since lead (Pb)-free solders for electronics have higher melting points than that of eutectic Sn-Pb solder, they need higher soldering temperatures. In order to decrease the soldering temperature we tried to coat Sn-Bi layer on $Sn-3.5\%Ag$ solder by electroplating, which applies the mechanism of transient liquid phase bonding to soldering. During heating Bi will diffuse into the $Sn-3.5\%Ag$ solder and this results in decreasing soldering temperature. As bonding samples, the 1608 capacitor electroplated with Sn, and PCB, its surface was finished with electroless-plated Ni/Au, were selected. The $Sn-95.7\%Bi$ coated Sn-3.5Ag was supplied as a solder between the capacitor and PCB land. The samples were reflowed at $220^{\circ}C$, which was lower than that of normal reflow temperature, $240\~250^{\circ}C$, for the Pb-free. As experimental result, the joint of $Sn-95.7\%Bi$ coated Sn-3.5Ag showed high shear strength. In the as-reflowed state, the shear strength of the coated solder showed 58.8N, whereas those of commercial ones were 37.2N (Sn-37Pb), 31.4N (Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu), and 40.2N (Sn-8Zn-3Bi). After thermal shock of 1000 cycles between $-40^{\circ}C$ and $+125^{\circ}C$, shear strength of the coated solder showed 56.8N, whereas the previous commercial solders were in the range of 32.3N and 45.1N. As the microstructures, in the solder $Ag_3Sn$ intermetallic compound (IMC), and along the bonded interface $Ni_3Sn_4$ IMC were observed.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.165-170
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• 1993

현재 국내에서 유통되고 있는 캔 오렌지 쥬스의 중금속(Pb, Sn) 함량과 쥬스의 개봉 저장중 이들 중금속의 함량변화를 습식 분해 후 추출과정을 거쳐 원자흡광광도계로 분석하였다. 오렌지 쥬스 53개 시료중 중금속의 평균농도는 Pb 0.225 mg/kg, Sn 40.7 mg/kg이었다. 쥬스의 유통기간 경과에 따라 Pb 농도는 거의 증가하지 않았으나 Sn 농도는 한달이 경과할 때마다 평균 0.66 mg/kg씩 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 개봉한 시료를 그대로 실온과 냉장고에 보관한 결과 Pb 농도는 7일 경과 후에 저장 전의 $1.7{\sim}1.8$배로 증가하였고 Sn 농도는 1일 평균 20%씩 증가하여 7일 경과 후에 저장 전의 악 3배로 증가하였다. 또한 개봉한 시료를 유리 용기에 옮겨 담아 실온과 냉장고에 보관한 결과 Pb와 Sn 농도는 저장기간 중 큰 변화가 없었다. 결론적으로 보아 유통되고 있는 캔 오렌지 쥬스는 권장 유통기한 이내의 제품에서도 Pb 함량이 법적 기준을 초과하는 빈도가 18%나 되므로 생산 공정 또는 유통 기간 중의 규제용 검색을 강화해야 될 것이며 캔 오렌지 쥬스를 개봉한 후에는 Pb나 Sn의 농도가 크게 증가하므로 사용상의 주의를 필요로 한다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2014

Usage of heavy metal element (Pb, Hg and Cd etc.) in electronic devices have been restricted due to the environmental banning of the European Union, such as WEEE and RoHS. Therefore, it is needed to develop the Pb-free solder plated ribbon in photovoltaic (PV) module. This study described that degradation characteristics of PV module under damp heat (DH, $85^{\circ}C$ and 85% R.H.) condition test for 1,000 h. Solar cell ribbons were utilized to hot dipping plate with Pb-free solder alloys. Two types of Pb-free solder plated ribbons, Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC305) and Sn-48Bi-2Ag, and an electroless Sn-40Pb solder hot dipping plated ribbon as a reference sample were prepared to evaluate degradation characteristics. To detect the degradation of PV module with the eutectic and Pb-free solder plated ribbons, I-V curve, electro-luminescence (EL) and cross-sectional SEM analysis were carried out. DH test results show that the reason of maximum power (Pm) drop was mainly due to the decrease fill factor (FF). It was attributed to the crack or oxidation of interface between the cell and the ribbon. Among PV modules with the eutectic and Pb-free solder plated ribbon, the PV module with SAC305 ribbon relatively showed higher stability after DH test than the case of PV module with Sn-40Pb and Sn-48Bi-2Ag solder plated ribbons.