Structure and properties of Sn-Cu lead-free solders in electronics packaging

M Zhao, L Zhang, ZQ Liu, MY ** on elastic properties, fracture toughness, electronic properties, and thermal conductivity of η'-Cu6Sn5 in Sn-Cu solder: A first-principles calculation
S Xu, A Yang, Y Duan, M Li, M Peng - Materials Today Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
The phase stability, elastic properties, fracture toughness, electronic structure and thermal
conductivity of Ni-doped η'-Cu 6 Sn 5 have been obtained using first-principles calculations …

Effects of Ag content on the interfacial reactions between liquid Sn–Ag–Cu solders and Cu substrates during soldering

M Yang, H Ji, S Wang, YH Ko, CW Lee, J Wu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The effects of Ag content on the interfacial reactions between Sn–Ag–Cu (SAC) solders and
Cu substrates during soldering were studied based on an experiment in which the liquid …

Study on corrosion behavior of β-Sn and intermetallic compounds phases in SAC305 alloy by in-situ EC-AFM and first-principles calculation

P Yi, C Dong, K **ao, X Li - Corrosion Science, 2021 - Elsevier
This work studies the corrosion behavior of β-Sn and intermetallic compounds (IMCs) in
Sn96. 5Ag3. 0Cu0. 5 (SAC305) alloy through micro-structure observation, in-situ …

Effects of cobalt on the nucleation and grain refinement of Sn-3Ag-0.5 Cu solders

ZL Ma, SA Belyakov, CM Gourlay - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2016 - Elsevier
We show that cobalt-microalloying causes significant grain refinement in large samples (60
g) of Sn-3Ag-0.5 Cu solder. Nucleation occurs on the (100) facet of αCoSn 3 crystals with a …

Anisotropic thermal expansion of Ni3Sn4, Ag3Sn, Cu3Sn, Cu6Sn5 and βSn

JW **an, G Zeng, SA Belyakov, Q Gu, K Nogita… - Intermetallics, 2017 - Elsevier
The directional coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of intermetallics in electronic
interconnections is a key thermophysical property that is required for microstructure-level …