The Cu6Sn5 intermetallic compound (IMC) is an important interfacial reactive product in electronic packaging. The properties of Cu6Sn5 have been demonstrated to be crucial to the interface reliability at the solder interconnections. Due to the element inter-diffusion between the packaging side and PCB (printed circuit board) side during soldering process, a ternary Cu6Sn5-based Cu-Ni-Sn intermetallic compound is often generated. This ternary phase exhibits a similar crystal structure as Cu6Sn5 phase, in which the Ni atoms are regarded as the solubility by replacing the Cu atoms. Therefore, this Cu-Ni-Sn ternary phase is labeled as (Cu6−x, Nix)Sn5. It has been found that the Cu6Sn5 unit cell consists of 44 atoms, in which 24 atoms are Cu and 20 atoms are Sn. The 24 Cu atoms occupy 4a, 4e, 8f1 and 8f2 sites, while 20 Sn atoms occupy 4e, 8f1 and 8f2 sites. The reported experimental results are quite sparse and thus a fundamental calculation is required. In this paper, the elastic stiffness of (Cu6−x, Nix)Sn5 crystal structure is calculated based on the first-principle approach within density functional theory. The results indicate that Cu6Sn5 phase show a nearly isotropic elasticity. However for the phase Cu5Ni1Sn5 (x = 1) where Ni atom at 4a space site, the elasticity shows slightly anisotropic. With the Ni solubility increase (x=2), the anisotropic elasticity of Cu4Ni2Sn5 phase becomes profound. The density of states (DOS) and partial density of states (PDOS) from individual element contributions, as well as the hybridization between the element states are simulated herein to reveal the mechanism of the anisotropic elasticity of (Cu6−x, Nix)Sn5 phase due to the occupancy of Ni atoms.
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ASME 2009 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
November 13–19, 2009
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
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Elastic Properties of (Cu,Ni)6Sn5 Ternary Crystal Structure Using First-Principle Approach
Feng Gao,
Feng Gao
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
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Jianmin Qu
Jianmin Qu
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
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Feng Gao
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Jianmin Qu
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
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IMECE2009-11130, pp. 159-163; 5 pages
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July 8, 2010
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Gao, F, & Qu, J. "Elastic Properties of (Cu,Ni)6Sn5 Ternary Crystal Structure Using First-Principle Approach." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 5: Electronics and Photonics. Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. November 13–19, 2009. pp. 159-163. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2009-11130
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