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Optical Probes and Electrical Resistivity Measurements of Conductive Die Attach Adhesives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Joseph Miragliotta ,
Richard C. Benson ,
Terry E. Phillips  and
John A. Emerson
Joseph Miragliotta
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel, MD 20723-6099, USA
Richard C. Benson
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel, MD 20723-6099, USA
Terry E. Phillips
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel, MD 20723-6099, USA
John A. Emerson
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM. Department 1472, MS 0958 Albuquerque, NM 87185-0958, USA
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Abstract

An important phenomenon in silver (Ag) particle-filled adhesives is the development of electrical conductivity as the polymer composite is cured. We report the results of optical and electrical measurements performed on a commercially available Ag particle/polymer composite as a function of sample temperature. Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was used to probe the chemical nature of the Ag interface while a four-point contact probe monitored the onset of DC electrical conductivity. Complementary to the die attach adhesives studies, SERS experiments were also performed on commercially available neat Ag flake with controlled adsorbate coverages. For both the neat flake and filled adhesive, a carboxylate layer was attached to an oxygen-covered Ag flake surface via the carboxylic acid end of the molecule. The SERS results observed a partial decomposition of the carboxylate species into an amorphous carbon layer upon an increase in the temperature of both the flake and filled adhesive samples. However, the temperature threshold for the chemical conversion was lower for the Ag-filled adhesive relative to the neat flake. In the composite samples, the formation of the amorphous carbon layer occurred well below the curing temperature and coincided with a corresponding decrease in the electrical resistivity of the adhesive. Thus, an initial step in developing electrical conductivity appears to be the partial conversion of the lubricant adsorbate to an amorphous carbon layer.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 515: Symposium J – Electronic Packaging Materials Science X , 1998 , 245
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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