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Growth of intermetallic compounds (IMC) at the interface of Sn–2.0Ag–2.5Zn solder joints with Cu, Ni, and Ni–W substrates have been investigated. For the Cu substrate, a Cu5Zn8 IMC layer with Ag3Sn particles on top was observed at the interface; this acted as a barrier layer preventing further growth of Cu–Sn IMC. For the Ni substrate, a thin Ni3Sn4 film was observed between the solder and the Ni layer; the thickness of the film increased slowly and steadily with aging. For the Ni–W substrate, a thin Ni3Sn4 film was observed between the solder and Ni–W layer. During the aging process a thin layer of the Ni–W substrate was transformed into a bright layer, and the thickness of bright layer increased with aging.
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This work was sponsored by National Natural Science foundation of China (61176097 and 61376107). We thank the Instrumental Analysis Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University for the use of their SEM equipment.
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Liang, J., Wang, H., Hu, A. et al. IMC Growth at the Interface of Sn–2.0Ag–2.5Zn Solder Joints with Cu, Ni, and Ni–W Substrates. J. Electron. Mater. 43, 4119–4125 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-014-3313-0
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