Structuration of the low temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) using novel sacrificial graphite paste with PVA-propylene glycol-glycerol-water vehicle

Microelectronics Reliability

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 805-811

  Malecha, Karol ^a   Maeder, Thomas ^b   Jacq, Caroline ^b   Ryser, Peter ^b  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; GRAIN SIZE; GRAPHITE PASTE; GRAPHITE POWDER; LOW-TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMICS; OPTICAL PROFILES; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SEM; STRUCTURATION;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; GLYCEROL; GLYCOLS; GRAPHITE; MICROCHANNELS; PROPYLENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952191388     PISSN: 00262714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microrel.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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