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Brief Review of Nanosilver Sintering: Manufacturing and Reliability

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In this review, the present status of nanosilver sintering is adapted in detail. This review shows the current scholarly exploration and achievements in this field through the two aspects of manufacturing and reliability. The preparation of nanosilver particles, organic coating and sintering methods, microstructure and failure modules of sintered nanosilver layers are described in detail. Finally, prospects and dilemmas of nanosilver sintering technology as a connection material for semiconductor devices and the directions of future extensions are discussed.

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This work is financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 2019A1515011844), and the Opening Project of Science and Technology on Reliability Physics and Application Technology of Electronic Component Laboratory (ZHD201801 and 31512050201).

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China

    Jintao Wang, Luobin Zhang, Fangcheng Duan & Hongtao Chen

  2. Science and Technology on Reliability Physics and Application of Electronic Component Laboratory, China Electronic Product Reliability and Environmental Testing Research Institute, Guangzhou, 510640, China

    Jintao Wang & Si Chen

  3. Shenzhen International Graduate School, Department of E.E., Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China

    Xueting Zhao

  4. Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China

    Jintao Wang, Luobin Zhang, Fangcheng Duan & Hongtao Chen

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Wang, J., Chen, S., Zhang, L. et al. Brief Review of Nanosilver Sintering: Manufacturing and Reliability. J. Electron. Mater. 50, 5483–5498 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-09078-1

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