Synthesis, characterization, and thermal properties of nanoscale lead-free solders on multisegmented metal nanowires

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 113, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 9546-9552

  Gao, Fan ^a   Mukherjee, Subhadeep ^a   Cui, Qingzhou ^a   Gu, Zhiyong ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER LAYERS; BASE LAYERS; CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRODEPOSITION METHODS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; FURNACE TUBES; LEAD FREE SOLDERS; LEAD-FREE; LIQUID MEDIUM; LIQUID PHASE; METAL NANOWIRE; NANO SCALE; NANOPOROUS TEMPLATES; REFLOW PROCESS; SOLDER JOINTS; SOLDER REFLOW; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; WETTING LAYER;

BRAZING; ELECTRIC WIRE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON TUBES; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FURNACES; LIQUIDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLDERING ALLOYS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WELDING; WETTING;

LEAD;

EID: 67149141605     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp8112396     Document Type: Article

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