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Synchrotron X-ray micro-diffraction analysis on microstructure evolution in Sn under electromigratton

  • Albert T. Wu
  • , N. Tamura
  • , J. R. Lloyd
  • , C. R. Kao
  • , K. N. Tu

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Abstract

White Sn (ß-Sn) thin film stripe shows a voltage drop about 10% when subjected to electromigration testing. Since ß-Sn has anisotropic crystal structure, it possesses different resistivity along a-, b- and c axis. The direction of the axes determines the resistance in each grain. Under electromigration, low resistance grain tends to grow in the expense of the neighboring high resistance grains. The changes of grain orientation in the Sn stripe before and after electromigration was studied by synchrotron x-ray microdiffraction (~lnm diameter) to achieve grain-by-grain analysis. Grain growth involves grain boundary migration and rotation of neighboring high resistance grains. A model different from normal grain growth is proposed to describe the condition and mechanism of microstructural evolution under electromigration. © 2005 Materials Research Society.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberB9.10
Pages (from-to)363-367
JournalMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume863
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event2005 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 28 Mar 20051 Apr 2005

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