• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.266-271
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• 2012

The effect of $Bi(Mg_{1/2}Sn_{1/2})O_3$ (BMS) modification on the crystal structure, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of $Bi_{1/2}(Na_{0.8}K_{0.2})_{1/2}TiO_3$ (BNKT) ceramics has been investigated. The BMS-substitution induced a transition from a ferroelectric (FE) tetragonal to a nonpolar pseudocubic phase, leading to degradations in the remnant polarization, coercive field, and piezoelectric coefficient $d_{33}$. However, the electric-field-induced strain was significantly enhanced by the BMS substitution-induced phase transition and reached a highest value of $S_{max}/E_{max}$ = 633 pm/V under an applied electric field of 6 kV/mm when the BMS content reached 6 mol%. The abnormal enhancement in strain was attributed to the field-induced transition of the pseudocubic symmetry to other asymmetrical structure, which was not clarified in this work.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.98-104
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• 2014

Photovoltaic (PV) cell is considered as one of the finest ways to utilize the solar power. A study of improving solar cell's efficiency is important because the lifetime of solar cell is determined by photovoltaic module technology. Therefore, oxidation (and/or corrosion) of solder materials will be one of the primary yield and long-term reliability risk factor. Recently, the development of lead-free solder alloy has been done actively about lead-free solder alloys of the thermodynamic and mechanical properties. However, the oxidation behavior have rarely been investigated In this study, the oxidations of 60 wt% Sn-40 wt% Pb, 62 wt% Sn-36 wt% Pb -2 wt% Ag, 50wt% Sn-48 wt% Bi-2 wt% Ag alloys for the interconnect ribbon after exposure in atmosphere at $100^{\circ}C$ for several times were investigated. The wettability of 62 wt% Sn-36 wt% Pb-2 wt% Ag and 50 wt% Sn-48 wt% Bi-2 wt% Ag solders was also studied to compare with that of 60 wt% Sn-40 wt% Pb alloy. The results howed that the zero cross time and the wetting time of 50 wt% Sn-48 wt% Bi-2 wt% Ag solder were better than other two samples. The surface of tested samples was analyzed by XPS. The XPS result showed that in all samples, SnO grew first and then the mixture of SnO and $SnO_2$ was detected. $SnO_2$ grew predominantly for the long time aging. Moreover XPS depth profile analysis has found surface enrichment of tin oxide.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1989.06a
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• pp.52-55
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• 1989

The properties of sintered Ag-SnO$_2$contacts which contain the second oxide were investigated with hardeness, workability, electrical conductivity and are erosion. Ag-SnO$_2$contacts containing ZnO or Bi$_2$O$_3$have most excellent workability and arc erosion endurance.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.13-19
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• 2018

The soldering property of Pb-containing solder(Sn-Pb) and Pb-free solders(Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu and Sn-1.0Ag-0.7Cu-1.6Bi-0.2In) for solar combiner box module was compared. The solar combiner box module was composed of voltage and current detecting modules, diode modules, and other modules. In this study, solder paste printability, printing shape inspection, solder joint property, X-ray inspection, and shear force measurements were conducted. For optimization of Pb-free soldering process, step 1 and 2 were divided. In the step 1 process, the printability of Pb-containing and Pb-free solder alloys were estimated by using printing inspector. Then, the relationship between void percentages and shear force has been estimated. Overall, the property of Pb-containing solder was better than two Pb-free solders. In the step 2 process, the property of reflow soldering for the Pb-free solders was evaluated with different reflow peak temperatures. As the peak temperature of the reflow process gradually increased, the void percentage decreased by 2 to 4%, but the shear force did not significantly depend on the reflow peak temperature by a deviation of about 0.5 kgf. Among different surface finishes on PCB, ENIG surface finish was better than OSP and Pb-free solder surface finishes in terms of shear force. In the thermal shock reliability test of the solar combiner box module with a Pb-free solder and OSP surface finish, the change rate of electrical property of the module was almost unchanged within a 0.3% range and the module had a relatively good electrical property after 500 thermal shock cycles.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.15-20
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• 2012

In electronics industry, the coming electronic devices will be expected to be high integration and convergence electronics. And also, it will be expected that the coming electronics will be flexible, bendable and wearable electronics. Therefore, the demands and interests of bonding technology between flexible substrate and chip for mobile electronics, e-paper etc. have been increased because of weight and flexibility of flexible substrate. Considering fine pitch for high density and thermal damage of flexible substrate during bonding process, the micro solder bump technology for high density and low temperature bonding process for reducing thermal damage will be required. In this study, we researched on bonding technology of chip and flexible substrate by using 25um Cu pillar bumps and Sn-Bi solder bumps were formed by electroplating. From the our study, we suggest technology on Cu pillar bump formation, Sn-Bi solder bump formation, and bonding process of chip and flexible substrate for the coming electronics.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.129-136
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• 2006

In order to get basic information on the reference electrode material for the long life Al concentration sensor in zinc galvanizing melt, the workability and stability of fluorine potential cell with $CaF_2$ single crystal electrolyte were examined carefully at constant temperature for six kinds of reference materials (Zn, Sn, Cd, Bi, Pb, Al-Sn alloy + fluorides). Good workability and stability of the sensor were found in sensor with $Bi+BiF_3$ reference electrode. The Al sensor with $Bi+BiF_3$ reference electrode was assembled and was tested in Zn-Al melt with different Al concentration. The EMF was changed rapidly with the change of Al concentration and was stabilized in a short time. Thus the response of EMF was satisfactory for $CaF_2$ sensor. The correlationship between EMF from the sensor and logarithm of Al concentration has been derived from the least square regression method. E/mV=57.515log[wt% Al]+1883.3 R=0.9717 ($0.013{\leq}[wt% Al]{\leq}0.984$) The EMF from Al sensor was increased linearly against logarithm of [wt% Al]. The fluorine potential of Zn-Al melt was also calculated to be in the range of $10^{-60}{\sim}10^{-61}$ Pa for the present experiemental condition.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.104.1-104.1
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• 2018

열전소자는 열전현상을 이용한 재료로서 여기서 열전현상이란 열을 전기로 또는 전기를 열로 바꿀 수 있는 에너지 변환 현상을 의미한다. 그 중 Bi-Te계 열전소자는 $200^{\circ}C$이하의 온도에서 열전 효율이 우수하기 때문에 항공, 컴퓨터 등의 열전발전 또는 열전냉각 모듈에 널리 사용된다. 열전 모듈 제작시 Bi-Te 소자는 구리 기판에 접합하여 사용하게 되는데 이 때 솔더의 성분인 Sn과 기판의 Cu는 소자내로 확산하여 금속간 화합물을 형성한다. 이렇게 형성된 금속간 화합물은 접합강도를 저하시키는 원인뿐만 아니라 열전 성능을 저하시키는 원인이 된다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 접합강도와 열전성능의 저하를 막기 위해 BiTe 소자의 표면에 $4{\mu}m$두께의 Ni-P 도금 공정을 추가하여 Ni-P 도금층이 Cu와 Sn의 확산을 막는 방지층 역할을 하게 한다. 그리고 도금한 소자를 $3mm{\times}3mm{\times}3mm$로 커팅하여 구리 기판에 접합하여 열전 모듈을 제작하였다. 제작된 열전모듈의 단면을 EPMA분석한 결과 Ni-P 도금층이 확산방지층으로 잘 작용되었음을 확인하였다. 또한 접합강도 측정결과 도금을 하지 않은 Bi-Te소자에 비해 접합강도가 향상되었음을 확인하였다. 따라서 Ni-P도금을 실시함으로서 금속간 화합물 형성을 억제하고 열전모듈의 성능과 접합강도를 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.93.2-93.2
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• 2018

최근 기후 변화 문제로 $CO_2$배출량 억제 정책에 따라 열전재료가 다양한 분야에 크게 주목 받고 있다. 열전 모듈은 전류를 흘려 온도차를 발생시키는 펠티어 효과와 온도차를 전력으로 변환하는 제백 효과를 이용한다. 열전발전용에 적용되는 상용 열전모듈의 경우, 열전소자의 접합부의 수는 수십 개 이상이다. 따라서 단 한 개의 접합 불량 열전소자가 모듈 전체의 열전성능에 큰 영향을 미친다. 현재 상용화 된 Bi-Te계 열전 모듈은 Bi-Te의 Te와 Sn계 솔더의 주성분인 Sn이 $250^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 취성의 Sn-Te계 금속 화합물을 형성한다고 알려져 있다. 이 때 생성된 Sn-Te 화합물은 열전모듈의 접합강도를 약화시키고 이로 인해 열전모듈의 접합 신뢰성을 크게 저하 시킬 수 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 솔더와 소자 사이에 확산방지층이 적용되고 있으며, 이 중에서 니켈합금이 가장 널리 적용되고 있다. 니켈층을 형성시키는 방법 중에서, 무전해 도금법은 간단하게 열전소자 표면 위에 도금 층을 균일한 두께로 만들어 낼 수 있다. 하지만, 니켈 도금층과 Bi-Te 소자 간에 화학적 결함이 존재하지 않기 때문에, 무전해 니켈 도금층의 밀착성이 떨어진다. 이 때. 소자 표면에 거칠기 효과(anchor effect)를 부여하기 위해 물리적 샌딩법을 사용하는데 이 방법의 경우 소자에 크랙 같은 손상을 미쳐 열전모듈의 신뢰성 저하를 가져온다. 그러므로 거칠기 효과를 부여하면서 소자에 손상을 최소화하는 습식 식각법을 개발하여 Bi-Te계 열전소자의 표면 조도를 조절하고 무전해 Ni-P 도금을 실시하였다. 그리고 열처리 유무에 따른 열전모듈의 접합강도를 측정하였으며, 제작한 열전 모듈의 접합부 및 파단부의 계면 분석하여 무전해 Ni-P도금을 위한 습식식각법(wet etching법)에 대하여 검토하였다. N-type은 질산과 구연산의 혼합수용액에, P-type은 왕수에 습식 식각처리를 해서 적당히 표면 조도를 조절한 후에 EPMA로 분석을 해본 결과 니켈 도금층과 Bi-Te 소자 간에 anchor effect가 부여 된 것을 확인했다. 습식 식각에 의해서 제조된 열전모듈의 접합강도는 종래의 알루미나 샌딩법으로 제조한 열전모듈 보다 높은 접합강도를 나타내었다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• v.16 no.7
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• pp.919-926
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• 2002

In this study, the numerical prediction of the thermal fatigue lie? of a $\mu$BGA (Micro Ball Grid Array) solder joint was focused. Numerical method was performed using the three-dimensional finite element analysis for various solder alloys such as Sn-37%Pb, Sn-3.5%Ag, Sn-3.5%Ag-0.7%Cu and Sn-3.5%Ag-3%In-0.5%Bi during a given thermal cycling. Strain values obtained by the result of mechanical fatigue tests for solder alloys, were used to predict the solder joint fatigue life using the Coffin-Manson equation. The numerical results showed that Sn-3.5%Ag with the 50-degree ball shape geometry had the longest thermal fatigue life in low cycle fatigue. A practical correlation for the prediction of the thermal fatigue life was also suggested by using the dimensionless variable γ. Additionally Sn-3.5Ag-0.75Cu and Sn-2.0Ag-0.5Cu-2.0Bi were applied to 6$\times$8$\mu$BGA obtained from the 63Sn-37Pb Solder. This 6$\times$8$\mu$BGA were tested at different aging conditions at 130$\^{C}$, 150$\^{C}$, 170$\^{C}$ for 300, 600 and 900 hours. Thickness of the intermetallic compound layer was measured thor each condition and the activation energy thor their growth was computed. The fracture surfaces were analyzed using SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) with EDS ( Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy).

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2006.09b
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• pp.1207-1208
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• 2006

We developed the copper core ball electroplated with Sn-Ag-Cu of the eutectic composition which used mostly as Pb free solder ball with high reliability. In order to search for the practicality of this developed copper core ball, the evaluation was executed by measuring the initial joint strength of the sample mounted on the substrate and reflowed and by measuring the joint strength of the sample after the high temperature leaving test and the constant temperature and the humidity leaving test. This evaluation was compered with those of the usual other copper core balls electroplated with (Sn,Sn-Ag,Sn-Cu,Sn-Bi) and the Sn-Ag-Cu solder ball.