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Two-Phase Metallic Thermal Interface Materials Processed Through Liquid Phase Sintering Followed by Accumulative Roll Bonding

Sharma, Deepak and Tiwari, Rajesh Kumar and Sharma, Rohan and Narayanan, Ramesh P and Kumar, Praveen (2016) Two-Phase Metallic Thermal Interface Materials Processed Through Liquid Phase Sintering Followed by Accumulative Roll Bonding. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPONENTS PACKAGING AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, 6 (1). pp. 58-66.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCPMT.2015.2507175

Abstract

Thermal interface materials (TIMs) form a mechanical and thermal link between a heat source and a heat sink. Thus, they should have high thermal conductivity and high compliance to efficiently transfer heat and accommodate any differential strain between the heat source and the sink, respectively. This paper reports on the processing and the characterization of potential metallic TIM composite solders comprising of Cu, a high conductivity phase, uniformly embedded in In matrix, a highly compliant phase. We propose the fabrication of such a material by a two-step fabrication technique comprising of liquid phase sintering (LPS) followed by accumulative roll bonding (ARB). To demonstrate the efficacy of the employed two-step processing technique, an In-40 vol. % Cu composite solder was produced first using LPS with short sintering periods (30 or 60 s at 160 degrees C) followed by ARB up to five passes, each pass imposing a strain of 50%. Mechanical response and electrical and thermal conductivities of the fabricated samples were evaluated. It was observed that processing through ARB homogenizes the distribution of Cu in an In matrix, disintegrates the agglomerates of Cu powders, and also significantly increases thermal and electrical conductivities, almost attaining theoretically predicted values, without significantly increasing the flow stress. Furthermore, the processing technique also allows the insertion of desired foreign species, such as reduced graphene oxide, in In-Cu for further enhancing a target property, such as electrical conductivity.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPONENTS PACKAGING AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Publisher: IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
Additional Information: Copy right for this article belongs to the IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 445 HOES LANE, PISCATAWAY, NJ 08855-4141 USA
Keywords: Accumulative roll bonding (ARB); liquid phase sintering (LPS); mechanical and thermal characterization; thermal interface materials (TIMs); two-phase metallic solders
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2016 07:18
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2016 07:18
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/53322

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