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Behavior of aluminum oxide, intermetallics and voids in Cu-Al wire bonds

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Abstract

Nanoscale interfacial evolution in Cu-Al wire bonds during isothermal annealing from 175 °C to 250 °C was investigated by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The native aluminum oxide film (∼5 nm thick) of the Al pad migrates towards the Cu ball during annealing. The formation of intermetallic compounds (IMC) is controlled by Cu diffusion, where the kinetics obey a parabolic growth law until complete consumption of the Al pad. The activation energies to initiate crystallization of CuAl2 and Cu9Al4 are 60.66 kJ mol-1 and 75.61 kJ mol-1, respectively. During IMC development, Cu9Al 4 emerges as a second layer and grows together with the initial CuAl2. When Al is completely consumed, CuAl2 transforms to Cu9Al4, which is the terminal product. Unlike the excessive void growth in Au-Al bonds, only a few voids nucleate in Cu-Al bonds after long-term annealing at high temperatures (e.g., 250 °C for 25 h), and their diameters are usually in the range of tens of nanometers. This is due to the lower oxidation rate and volumetric shrinkage of Cu-Al IMC compared with Au-Al IMC. © 2011 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Author(s): Xu H, Liu C, Silberschmidt VV, Pramana SS, White TJ, Chen Z, Acoff VL

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Acta Materialia

Year: 2011

Volume: 59

Issue: 14

Pages: 5661-5673

Print publication date: 01/08/2011

Online publication date: 16/06/2011

ISSN (print): 1359-6454

Publisher: Pergamon Press

URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2011.05.041

DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2011.05.041

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