A quantitative model to understand the microflow-controlled sintering mechanism of metal particles at nanometer to micron scale
- 11 October 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nanotechnology
- Vol. 32 (50), 505721
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ac232d
Abstract
In this paper, the particle size effect on the sintering behaviors of Cu particles at nanometer to micron scale is explored. The results show that micron-sized particles could form obvious sintering necks at a low temperature of 260 degrees C, exhibiting a shear strength as high as 64 MPa. A power relation of x proportional to a (0.8) between sintering neck radius (x) and particle radius (a) is discovered, and a sintering model with a quantitative relational expression of (x/a)(5) = 160 gamma delta Dt/3akT is proposed by considering the surface tension driven microflow process between adjacent particles to predict the growth of sintering necks. It is concluded that the sintering process of particles at nanometer to micron scale is controlled by microflow mechanism instead of diffusion mechanism. Our proposed model provides a new theoretical basis for understanding the kinetic growth mechanism of sintering necks of metal particles.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (61874155)
- Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research (2021A1515011642)
- Open Project of the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Electronic Components (FHR-JS-202011005)
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